Love crossword puzzles but dont have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? Thats what The Mini is for!A bite-sized version of the New York Times well-known crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to test your crossword skills daily in a lot less time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). While The Mini is smaller and simpler than a normal crossword, it isnt always easy. Tripping up on one clue can be the difference between a personal best completion time and an embarrassing solve attempt.Recommended VideosJust like ourWordle hints and Connections hints, were here to help with The Mini today if youre stuck and need a little help.Please enable Javascript to view this contentBelow are the answers for the NYT Mini crossword today.New York TimesAcrossAll over the ___ MAPExasperated words before trailing off into a facepalm IJUSTGKendrick who won five Grammys for 2024s Not Like Us LAMARRapper in a beef with 7-Across DRAKEThe birds and the bees DownNot spicy, as salsa MILDSlightly open, as a door AJARMountain lions PUMASAlcohol whose varieties include junmai (pure rice) and nigori (cloudy) SAKEDino with short arms TREXEditors Recommendations