Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 31 – 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: Key on the top left of the keyboard.
Answer: TAB

4A clue: An attractive couple, in a celebrity gossip column.
Answer: ITEM

6A clue: Wild, like animal.
Answer: WILD

8A clue: Like many four-legged friends.
Answer: FUR

9A clue: Key on the keyboard at the bottom.
Answer: ROOM

Mini Down Clues and Answers

1D clue: Small quarrels.
Answer: TIFFS

2D clue: Completely devoured.
Answer: ATEUP

3D clue: Yogi who said, “Always attend other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.”
Answer: BERRA

5D clue: Comedian Maron.
Answer: MARC

7D indication: Corrosive chemical compound.
Answer: Lye

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.