Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for September 3 – 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 hint: Concert T-shirts, pins, posters, etc.
Answer: Merchandise

6A clue: Quick on your feet.
Answer: RESILIENT

7A clue: A kind of orange with a belly button.
Answer: NAVEL

8A hint: As good as it gets.
Answer: IDEAL

9A clue: in short, the study of the stars and planets.
Answer: ASTRONOMY

Mini Down Clues and Answers

1D designation: Suffix for a big craze.
Answer: MANIA

2D clue: old-fashioned “Oops!”
Answer: EGADS

3D Clue: Patented metal closure on Levi’s jeans.
Answer: RIVET

4D Clue: Word shouted during a defibrillator scene in a hospital drama.
Answer: CLEAR

5D clue: Head on name tag.
Answer: HELLO

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.