Looking forthe most recentMini Crossword answer?Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.I completed today's NYT Mini Crossword, but the puzzle told me at least one letter was amiss. I went over all the answers, and they all fit. Turned out I was using the present tense of a word that could answer 10-Across, and the puzzle wanted the past tense. I fixed one letter, and all was well. Need some more help with today's Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times' games collection. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visitCNET's NYT puzzle hints page.Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini CrosswordLet's get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers. The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Feb. 1, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers1A clue: Computing platform?Answer: DESK5A clue: Campanelle is a bell-shaped variety of thisAnswer: PASTA6A clue: Daly of "Today"Answer: CARSON7A clue: Kickstarter supportersAnswer: BACKERS8A clue: Landlocked neighbor of Georgia and AzerbaijanAnswer: ARMENIA9A clue: Sneaks a peekAnswer: GLANCES10A clue: Had a feeling aboutAnswer: SENSEDMini down clues and answers1D clue: Grows dimAnswer: DARKENS2D clue: Magazine whose 50th anniversary issue featured Naomi Campbell on the coverAnswer: ESSENCE3D clue: Legendary, as one's pastAnswer: STORIED4D clue: State school whose students chant "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk!"Answer: KANSAS5D clue: Pellet-chomping arcade characterAnswer: PACMAN6D clue: Eric ___, author of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"Answer: CARLE7D clue: Items strapped to a golf cartAnswer: BAGSHow to play more Mini CrosswordsThe New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day's Mini Crossword for free, but you'll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.