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NYT Mini Crossword today: puzzle answers for Saturday, November 30

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Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for!

A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well-known crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to test your crossword skills daily in a lot less time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). While The Mini is smaller and simpler than a normal crossword, it isn’t always easy. Tripping up on one clue can be the difference between a personal best completion time and an embarrassing solve attempt.

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Just like our Wordle hints and Connections hints, we’re here to help with The Mini today if you’re stuck and need a little help.

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Below are the answers for the NYT Mini crossword today.

NYT Mini Crossword answers today

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Across

  • Bro and sis, e.g. – SIBS
  • Range that divides Europe into wet northern and dry southern climates – THEALPS
  • Beef and lamb, but not chicken or turkey – REDMEAT
  • “Say ___!” (doctor’s request) – AAH
  • By way of – VIA
  • It’s a gift – PRESENT
  • Old-fashioned way to attach documents – STAPLES
  • “___ Kapital” – DAS

Down

  • What a tube top lacks – STRAPS
  • Radio streaming network since 2008, familiarly – IHEART
  • Do first thing in the morning? – BEDHEAD
  • ___ the Eagle, Muppet who once thought “The Sound of Music” was written by Shakespeare – SAM
  • Video game segments – LEVELS
  • “Common Sense” writer Thomas – PAINE
  • Fantasy sports fodder – STATS
  • Place for a body scrub – SPA

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