The New York Times Crossword is legendary. But if you don’t have that much time, the Mini Crossword is a fun alternative. The Mini Crossword is much easier than the old-fashioned NYT Crossword, and you can probably solve it in a couple of minutes. But if you get stuck, we have the answers. And if you need some hints and guidance on solving daily, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

The Mini Crossword is far from the Times’ only game. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle clues page.

Read more: Tips and tricks for solving the New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s look at the clues and answers to the mini crossword puzzle.

Mini-Across hints and answers

1A Note: Accessory for Babar, the king of elephants
Answer: CROWN

6A Clue: NATO alphabet letter that is eight after Julia
Answer: ROMEO

7A Note: Shopping cart counting
Answer: ARTICLE

8A Note: One over par
Answer: BOGEY

9A Clue: Smallest animal in the Chinese zodiac
Answer: RAT

Mini-Down Clues and Answers

1D Note: A mobile phone could be hanging over you
Answer: CRIB

2D clue: Palindromic helicopter part
Answer: ROTOR

3D note: ___-3 fatty acids
Answer: OMEGA

4D hint: “We need no introduction”
Answer: WEMET

5D clue: Like someone who is after all the juicy details
Answer: NOSY

How to play more mini crossword puzzles

The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free to play for everyone. The current Mini Crossword is free to play, but to play older puzzles from the archives, you will need a subscription to the Times Games section.