Reformulated NYT Mini Puzzle Solutions and Clues for Saturday, 4th January:
Reformulated NYT Mini Puzzle Solutions and Clues for Saturday, 4th January:
In case you missed last Friday's NYT Mini, you can check out the answers below:
Curious about what Frosty's pipe is made from, or unsure of what might follow the GameCube as a successor? Don't worry, I've got you covered with the answers for today's NYT Mini crossword.
The NYT Mini is the quick and convenient version of the newspaper's larger and longer-running crossword puzzle. Each day, there are typically between three and five clues in each direction, arranged in a five by five grid. However, the puzzles can sometimes be larger, especially on Saturdays.
The NYT Mini crossword is completely free to play on the NYT website or NYT Games app, but you'll need a subscription to access the puzzle archives.
Here are the answers for this week's NYT Mini crossword (with a few spoilers thrown in):
NYT Mini Across and Down Answers
Across
- Small polar bear — CUB
- Arctic animals with big ears in white winter coats — HARES
- Frosty's pipe material — CORNCOB
- Cold exclamation — BRR
- Poem of high admiration — ODE
- Frosty-like figure — SNOWMAN
- Swine living areas — STIES
- Female sibling that might give bro hugs — SIS
Down
- Vegetables many 10-Across enjoy — CARROTS
- Server for caterers — URN
- Turns into — BECOMES
- Animal horns, not those of reindeer — HORNS
- Fizzy drinks like Crush, Sprite and Soda Stream — SODAS
- Grammy Awards broadcaster since 1973 — CBS
- Ben and Jerry's co-founder — BEN
- GameCube successor — WII
It took me just over 1 minute and a half to complete this Saturday's NYT Mini.
Not a bad time for a Saturday Mini! I'll take that.
I initially thought the answer to 4 Across was "foxes" and had never heard of a corn cob being used as Frosty's pipe, which slowed me down a bit. But getting the answer to 1 Down quickly unlocked many of the answers.
I was able to guess the answer to 5 Down quickly, even though I was only familiar with one of those as Sodas, because that was a group of words in a Connections category a few weeks ago. BRR and the Nintendo Wii seem like filler answers to make the rest of the grid work, but now I have a sudden urge to play bowling on Wii Sports.
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The solution for Frosty's pipe material in yesterday's NYT Mini was revealed to be 'corncob'. If you're still stuck on another clue, you might find help in the 'nyt mini answers' archive.
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