NYT Mini Crossword Answers And Hints For Friday, September 5

In case you missed Thursday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:

The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.

Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.

The NYT Mini is a fun daily distraction that usually takes no time at all. I try to beat the standard weekday grid in less than a minute. But sometimes I can't quite figure out one or two clues and need to reveal the answer.

To help you avoid doing that, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers (spoilers lie ahead, of course):

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NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers

ACROSS

1) Slumber party attire, casually - PJS
4) Surplus - GLUT
5) Bobby ___, co-founder of the Black Panthers - SEALE
6) Soccer announcer’s cry after a goal - ITSIN
7) Famous star-crossed lover - ROMEO
8) D.C. baseball player - NAT

DOWN

1) Substance inside early flat-screen TVs - PLASMA
2) Famous star-crossed lover - JULIET
3) Recorder in a courtroom - STENO
4) "Hop aboard!" - GET ON
5) "___, yes, ___!" - SIR

Well, I wondered why there was a star in the middle of the Mini as that’s not something I’ve seen before, but I guess someone at the puzzle making factory got bored and wanted to make a star-crossed lover joke and a corresponding pair of clues, so here we are. I also thought the “cry after a goal" would be GOAAAAAAL but that didn’t fit. I guess that’s not usually the case in the English broadcasts.

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