Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 15 – CNET

The New York Times Daily Crossword Puzzle is legendary. But maybe you don’t often have the time to dedicate yourself to a puzzle of that magnitude. That’s where the Mini crossword puzzle comes in. It has only a few clues and answers. The New York Times Mini Crossword is a 5 x 5 grid from Sunday through Friday, and a 7 x 7 grid on Saturday. (Maybe they think most players have more time to relax with a puzzle on Saturday?)

The Mini Crossword is much easier than the old fashioned NYT Crossword, and you can probably solve it in a few minutes. But if you are stuck, we have the answers.

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

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

Mini Across clues and answers

1A Clue: School organization for mothers and fathers.
Answer: PTA

4A Clue: Extraordinary polymath Sir ____ Newton.
Answer: ISAAC

6A Clue: Symbol of the Olympic Games.
Answer: TORCH

7A Clue: An old and overused saying.
Answer: TRITE

8A Clue: “Absolutely!”
Answer: YES

Mini Down clues and answers

1D Clue: Location of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Answer: PARIS

2D Indication: Good social skills.
Answer: TACT

3D cue: Really feel a tough workout
Answer: PAIN

4D Clue: ____ – small.
Answer: ITTY

5D cue: I’m really looking forward to an intense workout.
Answer: PAINFUL

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.