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 find theNYT Mini Crosswordsuper satisfying when every grid of the puzzle takes a letter, like today's puzzle, with no blank squares. This way, if you can answer all the ACROSS clues, you've automatically filled in the DOWN clues, and you're done in seconds! 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. 7, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers1A clue: "Be quiet!"Answer: SHUSH6A clue: Knight's weaponAnswer: LANCE7A clue: Senior figureAnswer: ELDER8A clue: "In any ___ ..."Answer: EVENT9A clue: Emilia ___" (2024 film with the most Oscar nominations)Answer: PEREZMini down clues and answers1D clue: What newborns do for much of the dayAnswer: SLEEP2D clue: Cut in twoAnswer: HALVE3D clue: What "U" stands for in "O/U"Answer: UNDER4D clue: Acting class assignmentAnswer: SCENE5D clue: Standard unit of frequencyAnswer: HERTZHow 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.