The New York Times Crossword Puzzle is legendary. But if you don't have that much time, the Mini Crossword is an entertaining substitute. The Mini Crossword is much easier than the old-school NYT Crossword, and you probably can complete it in a couple of minutes. But if you're stuck, we've got the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.
The Mini Crossword is far from alone in the Times' stable of games. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Strands answers, you can visit CNET's NYT puzzle hints page.
Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword
Let's get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.
NYT Mini Crossword completed puzzle for Sept. 11, 2024.
Screenshot by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper/CNETMini across clues and answers
1A clue: "You're slaying!," to a drag queen
Answer: WERK
5A clue: "Same here"
Answer: SODOI
6A clue: "Pipe" or "pump" instrument
Answer: ORGAN
7A clue: Ran away from the scene
Answer: FLED
8A clue: Things often skipped while listening to podcasts
Answer: ADS
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: New York ___, newspaper that published the first crossword puzzle (1913)
Answer: WORLD
2D clue: A cube has 12 of them
Answer: EDGES
3D clue: The Beatles sang about a long and winding one
Answer: ROAD
4D clue: Family members, collectively
Answer: KIN
5D clue: Place for a couch potato
Answer: SOFA
How to play more Mini Crosswords
The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day's Mini Crossword for free, but you'll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.