Mini CrosswordNYTIn case you missed Saturdays 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) 2019 flop whose Variety review began "Nine may not be enough lives for some of the stars to live down their involvement in this " - CATS5) Hawaiian greeting - ALOHA7) Wrinkle-removing treatment - BOTOX 8) Entanglement - SNARL9) Pure joy - GLEEDOWN1) They're hard to hail in the rain - CABS2) "___ came a spider / Who sat down beside her " - ALONG3) Sum - TOTAL4) Place for beachcombing - SHORE6) Rod with wheelsAXLEMiniNYTThis was definitely a speed run kind of day. This one took me about a minute or so and I think maybe the only answer I didnt immediately get was Snarl. Snag feels like it would be the more correct word there, but whatever. Botox was easy in 2025 here, though the new trend, Ozempic, probably not going to fit into a Mini here.Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.