Today's NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Thursday, July 10th
In case you missed Wednesday's NYT Mini Crossword puzzle, you can find the answers here:
It's Thursday, or if you want to get a little mythological with it, Thor's Day. Several of our weekdays are named after Norse gods. Tuesday for Tyr, Wednesday for Odin, Thursday for Thor, Friday for Freya. Saturday, of course, bucks this trend and gives the Roman god Saturn his very own day. Stranger still, Saturday is not named after a Roman god in most Romance languages. In Spanish, sábado is derived from the Hebrew Sabbath. In any case, we have a NYT Mini Crossword to solve, so let's solve it!
The NYT Mini is a smaller, quicker, more digestible, bite-sized version of the larger and more challenging NYT Crossword, and unlike its larger sibling, it's free-to-play without a subscription to The New York Times. You can play it on the web or the app, though you'll need the app to tackle the archive.
Spoilers ahead!
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Before we get to the answers, here's the first letter for each word in today's Mini.
Across
1A. 5x5 crossword – M
5A. Breakfast sandwich option – B
6A. From way back when – O
7A. Like much toothpaste – M
8A. First, second or third, but not fourth – B
Down
1D. Party game with accusations from 'villagers' – M
2D. Total legends – I
3D. Actor Nick on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – N
4D. The N.B.A.'s Pacers, familiarly – I
5D. Fail at stand-up – B
Okay, onto the answers! Remember, spoilers ahead!
Across
1A. 5x5 crossword – MINI
5A. Breakfast sandwich option – BACON
6A. From way back when – OF OLD
7A. Like much toothpaste – MINTY
8A. First, second or third, but not fourth – BASE
Down
1D. Party game with accusations from 'villagers' – MAFIA
2D. Total legends – ICONS
3D. Actor Nick on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – NOLTE
4D. The N.B.A.'s Pacers, familiarly – INDY
5D. Fail at stand-up – BOMB
Today's Mini
1-Across was so obvious that it wasn't obvious. I overthought it right away, wondering if there was a specific 5x5 grid where all the boxes were open that was called something specific. I quickly realized how silly this was and plugged in MINI. I was a little less certain of the next couple words and skipped ahead to MINTY. Then I turned to the DOWNs and plugged in NOLTE. From here I had enough letters filled in to start guessing at some of the ones I wasn't sure of. It took me 1:21 to solve this one, though I found it quite tricky at first.
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