Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 18 – CNET

The New York Times Crossword Puzzle is legendary. But if you don’t have that much time, the Mini Crossword Puzzle is an entertaining alternative. The Mini Crossword is much easier than the old NYT Crossword, and you can probably solve it in a few minutes. But if you’re stuck, we have the answers.

The Mini Crossword is far from alone in the Times’ stable of games. Our homepage always has the answers for Wordle, Connections and Strands too.

Let’s take a look at the Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini on clues and answers

1A clue: “Well, that’s odd…”
Answer: HUH

4A hint: What a DJ is responsible for.
Answer: MUSIC

6A clue: ____ acid (building block of protein).
Answer: AMINO

7A: Complete stranger, in slang
Answer: CHANCE

8A: Beef variant for a hamburger
Answer: ANGUS

Mini Down Clues and Answers

1D clue: Word with nature or pretzel
Answer: HUMAN

2D clue: Take advantage of.
Answer: USING

3D clue: Like the gods Shiva and Ganesha
Answer: HINDU

4D clue: Rooney from “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.”
Answer: MARA

5D clue: Sounds from a dovecote
Answer: COOS

How to play more Mini Crosswords?

The New York Times Games Section offers a large number of online games, but only a few of them are free for everyone to play. You can play today’s Mini Crossword for free, but you will need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.