Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 27 – 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 designation: Breed of sled dogs.
Answer: HOAR

6A indication: Prior establishment?
Answer: CASINO

7A tip: Golden brown drops on an ice cream sundae.
Answer: CARAMEL

8A clue: Accessory of the guitarist.
Answer: AMPLIFIER

9A clue: Tree that produces acorns.
Answer: OAK

Tip 10A: Send it again, but in the form of an email.
Answer: RESEND

12A designation: Unmanned aircraft.
Answer: DRONE

13A clue: Castle material that is not very sturdy.
Answer: SAND

Mini Down Clues and Answers

1D clue: Talk about it all the time. Answer: HARPSON

2D clue: Olympic powerhouse for women’s gymnastics. Answer: US

3D clue: Biles, representing 2-Down. Answer: SIMONE

4D clue: Work with your hands, like dough. Answer: KNEADING

5D clue: The center of the egg. Answer: YOLK

6A indication: Backup ___ (modern automatic function).
Answer: CAMERA

7A hint: birthday wishes can be written on it
Answer: CARDS

11D clue: Matching last Down answerAnswer: END

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.