Looking for help with today's NYT Mini Crossword puzzle? Here are some hints and answers for the ... [+] puzzle.Credit: NYTIn case you missed Thursdays NYT Mini Crossword puzzle, you can find the answers here:Once again, Friday is upon us. This is my last NYT Mini Crossword guide of the week. Ill be back in two weeks, spreading joy and cheer and helping you fine folk solve the crossword of the day. Have a lovely week and for those of you heading into Spring Break, enjoy your holiday! Lets solve Fridays, 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- What "OOO" can mean HUGS5- "You've Really Got ___ on Me" (1962 hit) AHOLD7- Indian currency RUPEE8- What III can mean THREE9- Call of Duty: Black ___ (video game series) OPSDOWN1- Roxie ___, lead character in "Chicago" HART2- Nope UHUH3- Camera attached to a ski helmet, perhaps GOPRO4- What ZZZ can mean SLEEP6- The middle of middle DEESToday's MiniCredit: Erik KainThis was a fun, and pretty challenging, Mini Crossword. I knew some, like RUPEE (also the currency in Zelda, which was in yesterdays puzzle) and Black OPS which is the Call of Duty game Im currently playing. Some were trickier. I didnt associate OOO with HUGS even though XOXO is hugs and kisses. And UHUH doesnt really sound like NOPE to me. This one took me 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!