Mini CrosswordNYTIn case you missed Fridays NYT Mini, you can find the answers here: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 New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, youll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.The NYT Mini is a fun daily distraction that usually takes no time at all. I try to beat the standard weekday grid in less than a minute. But sometimes I can't quite figure out one or two clues and need to reveal the answer.To help you avoid doing that, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers (spoilers lie ahead, of course):MORE FOR YOUNYT Mini Crossword Clues And AnswersACROSS1) Streak of lightning - BOLT5) Flowers with "tiger" and "trumpet" varieties - LILIES7) Surface to stretch on - YOGAMAT8) Condition treated with exposure and response prevention therapy, for short - OCD9) "Rocks," to a bartender - ICE10) "Wait, seriously?!" - WHATTHE12) Actress with a record number of Oscar nominations (21) - STREEP13) Assists - AIDSDOWN1) Information sets used in machine learning and predictive analytics, collectively - BIGDATA2) Portuguese greeting - OLA3) Not infinite - LIMITED4) Shows the ropes to - TEACHES5) Scottish bodies of water - LOCHS6) Like some prices and roller coaster drops - STEEP7) "That really hurts!" - YOW11) Prefix with -ceratops - TRINYT MiniNYTWhat a puzzle today, really large for the mini and a lot of tougher ones like Yow and What the as you just...wouldnt really place those in a normal puzzle clue situation. I thought Lilies were Orchids for a minute which messed everything up. Tiger Orchids are a thing right? I knew Meryl Streep, of course, but yeah, this was a pretty hard one all things considered.Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.