Answers for today's NYT Mini Crossword are just ahead.New York TimesIn case you missed Sundays NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:Wondering what a patellas place might be? Not sure who one going down a literary rabbit hole may be? Dont worry, because Im here to help you with some hints and the answers for today's NYT Mini crossword.The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the NYT Games app. However, youll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.To help you avoid getting stuck and having to reveal missing letters, here are the NYT Mini Crossword hints and answers for Monday, March 31.Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:NYT Mini Crossword HintsNYT Mini Across Hints1 Across: A brand of canned, processed pork5 Across: A type of Middle Eastern dance that originated in Egypt6 Across: Anticipate7 Across: Sea creature thats a popular delicacy in the Bahamas.8 Across: Many of the guards in Skyrim said they used to be adventurers until they took an arrow hereNYT Mini Down Hints1 Down: Put a new button on a shirt2 Down: A form of transit Noah Kahan sings about avoiding in Stick Season3 Down: Like Sebold or Silverstone4 Down: Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage and the team spent many years busting these5 Down: Where you typically go when retreatingNYT Mini Crossword Clues And AnswersNYT Mini Across Answers1 Across: Call from an unknown number, often SPAM5 Across: Where a dog might like to be scratched BELLY6 Across: Look forward to AWAIT7 Across: Shell that can be played as a wind instrument CONCH8 Across: Patellas place KNEENYT Mini Down Answers1 Down: Affix, as a patch SEW ON2 Down: Maker of connections PLANE3 Down: One going down a literary rabbit hole? ALICE4 Down: "The Great Wall of China is visible from space," for one MYTH5 Down: Where a human might like to be scratched BACKCompleted NYT Mini crossword for Monday, March 31.New York TimesIt took me 1:04 to complete today's NYT Mini.The Across clues were no problem for me except for the last one, which I misread as paella." Oops.I didnt have much trouble with the Down clues either, save for 3 Down. Thats a slightly cryptic one, but it should have been pretty clear that the answer was ALICE.2 Down was quite a fun clue, since the constructor of todays Mini was Wyna Liu, the editor of another NYT game, Connections.See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!Make sure to follow my blog for more coverage of the NYT Mini and other word games, as well as video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! Want to chat about the Mini, Connections and other NYT games? Join my Discord community!