NYT Mini Crossword today: puzzle answers for Monday, December 30

By Sam Hill and Jesse Lennox Published December 30, 2024 5:30 AM

The Mini open in the NYT Games app on iOS. — Sam Hill / Digital Trends

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

New York Times

Across

Rudely straightforward – BLUNT
Where you might see half-inch ticks? – RULER
A little less than “mega” – EXTRA
Verbose – WORDY
Unit of sunshine – RAY

Down

Steeped concoction – BREW
Swanky Vegas hotel resembling an Egyptian pyramid – LUXOR
A little more than “mega” – ULTRA
Quirkily enthusiastic about science, maybe – NERDY
Breakfast-in-bed convenience – TRAY

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Wordle is now playable on New York Times Crossword app

A person plays 'Wordle' on an iPhone.

The New York Times announced that Wordle is now playable within The New York Times Crossword app on Android and iOS. Players can access the popular word guessing game in the same app as three other games: The Crossword (the app's namesake), The Mini Crossword, and Spelling Bee.

https://twitter.com/NYTGames/status/1562470378483888130

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A player plays the Wordle board game.

Hasbro has announced it is collaborating with The New York Times to create a Wordle: The Party Game, the board game adaptation of the uber-popular mobile word game. The gameplay is the same, but it's being brought to players "in an all new way that's perfect for game night with family and friends," according to a press release.

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