Looking for help with today's NYT Mini Crossword puzzle? Here are some hints and answers for the ... [+] puzzle.Credit: NYTIn case you missed Tuesdays NYT Mini Crossword puzzle, you can find the answers here:The week is already flying by. Were halfway into the work week. Its Odins Day, and that means a day for trickery and deceit. In other words, the best day for solving puzzles. Lets bang out this NYT Mini Crossword shall we?The NYT Mini is a smaller, quicker, more digestible, bite-sized version of the larger and more challenging NYT Crossword, and unlike its larger sibling, its free-to-play without a subscription to The New York Times. You can play it on the web or the app, though youll need the app to tackle the archive.Spoilers ahead!ACROSS1- Moon stage, like 8-Across or 2-Down PHASE6- Comedic actor ___ Baron Cohen SACHA7- Change ALTER8- See 1-Across FULL9- Paper towel layers PLYDOWN1- Educational TV spot, for short PSA2- See 1-Across HALF3- Misbehave ... or malfunction ACTUP4- Beachcombers keepsake SHELL5- How nervous travelers arrive at the airport EARLYToday's MiniScreenshot: Erik KainSometimes the clues and my brain just dont jibe. Moon stage made me think of the various phases of the moon, but not the word PHASE, for instance. I spelled SACHA incorrectly, which threw me for a loop. I didnt consider that nervous airline travelers would arrive EARLY. But eventually I pieced it all together and finished this one in 1:46.How did you do? Let me know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.If you also play Wordle, I write guides about that as well. You can find those and all my TV guides, reviews and much more here on my blog. Thanks for reading!