Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for December 13 – CNET

Looking for the most recent Mini crossword answer? Click here for today’s mini crossword clues, as well as our daily answers and hints for the New York Times Wordle, Strands, and Connections puzzles.

The Mini crossword contained some very New York-centric prompts today. If you don’t ride the subway and you don’t know a certain legendary hotel in New York, you may have made some mistakes. But if you’re stuck, we have the answers. And if you could use some tips and guidance on your daily solving, check out our mini crossword tips.

The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times games collection. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT Puzzle Hints page.

Read more: Tips and tricks for solving the New York Times mini crossword

Let’s have a look at those mini crossword clues and answers.

Mini on clues and answers

1A clue: spread out like your fingers
Answer: SPLAY

6A clue: Long cloud of smoke
Answer: kudos

7A clue: Metro payments
Answer: PRICES

8A clue: Type of garden with a bonsai tree
Answer: ZEN

9A clue: “Should I ___…”
Answer: ADD

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: shorthand rating on a Hawaiian Tropic bottle
Answer: SPF

2D clue: New York hotel seen in ‘Home Alone 2’, with ‘the’
Answer: PLAZA

3D clue: Tempt with bait
Answer: LOST

4D clue: Amend, such as the Constitution
Answer: CHANGE

5D Clue: Answer to approximately 3.6% of Harvard applicants for the class of 2028
Answer: YES

How to play more mini crosswords

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