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Forbes
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘NYT Mini' Crossword Hints For Friday, June 6: Clues And Answers For Today's Game
Before we get to today's NYT Mini crossword hints, clues and answers, here are Thursday's: Wondering what the pelvic bone is? Not sure what a ballerina might do on one toe? Don't worry, because I'm here to help you with extra hints and the answers for today's NYT Mini crossword. 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. Here are extra hints and the official NYT Mini Crossword clues and answers for Friday, June 6: Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly: 1 Across: Rice-based Japanese drink 5 Across: It follows com- and du- 6 Across: Latinized name for the city of Troy 8 Across: Refrain from 9 Across: An exclamation of glee 1 Down: Turn around 2 Down: Give consent 3 Down: Legendary pop artist _____ Haring 4 Down: Emit, as in confidence 7 Down: Bartender in The Simpsons 1 Across: "Oh, for heaven's ___!" – SAKE 5 Across: Ending for "cine" and "multi," in movie theater names – PLEX 6 Across: Pelvic bone – ILIUM 8 Across: "This will ___!" ("Unacceptable!") – NOT DO 9 Across: Excited cry from a kid on the circled letters – WHEE 1 Down: What a ballerina might do on one toe – SPIN 2 Down: Permit – ALLOW 3 Down: Richards of the Rolling Stones – KEITH 4 Down: Radiate, as energy – EXUDE 7 Down: Stooge with a bowl cut – MOE It took me 0:30 to complete today's NYT Mini. A pretty straightforward Mini for me, save for not knowing ILIUM. I got everything else on the Across side on my first pass (though I'm not a fan of self-referential clues like 9 Across) and filled in the blanks on the Down side. Not much of an in-depth thought-process walkthrough this time, sorry! That's the end of my current stint of NYT Mini coverage. I'll be back with you in two weeks for more NYT Mini fun! Make sure to follow my blog for more coverage of the NYT Mini and other word games, as well as video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! Want to chat about the Mini, Connections and other NYT games? Join my Discord community! And be sure to sign up for my newsletter!
Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
People clash over the correct answer to simple maths equation - but which result do YOU think is right?
A maths problem has been going viral online, with people arguing over what the correct result should be. The issue has arisen as puzzle fans have been coming up with different answers for the question. It has been shared on a number of social media platforms, most recently X (formerly Twitter), where it was shared alongside a short caption. The caption simply read: 'What answer y'all get?' According to one respondent: 'Any answer other than 17 is wrong and your education system failed you.' However, others found themselves arriving at a different conclusion. Some believe the answer should be 21, with a number of those who responded to the puzzle on Reddit explaining their thinking. The question reads: 2 + 5(8 - 5) There are two main answers people have offered: either 17 or 21. One Reddit user who found the answer to be 21 shared their reasoning. They wrote: 'I just add the 2+5 and subtract the 8-5 in the same equation and that gives me 7*3 which is 21, I also know the other method and that it is the right one, I just wanted to see if anyone else is on the same mindset as I am.' Another added: 'I was always taught do the (8-5) first which is 3 Then 2+5 =7 7*3=21 So I'm sticking with 21.' Some were simply baffled by the equation. One wrote: 'Ok, I'm lost...' The puzzle was shared on Twitter, prompting one maths fan to say that those who came to the wrong answer had been 'failed' by their education system Another added: 'I thought once you solve the parentheses then you solve the equation from left to right. Because I've done it the Pedmas way and actually got it wrong so which is it?' However, others revealed their reasoning for coming to 17 as the answer. It's all to do with using PEDMAS in order to tackle the different components in the right order (some people use the acronym BEDMAS, which uses different words, but represents the same order of operations). As one Reddit user explained: 'Use order of operations, PEMDAS is an acronym for the words parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction.' Some people thought the solution was 21, and they explained how they had arrived at the conclusion Another applied the method to the specific question. They wrote: '2+5(8-5) = 17 because: '1. You do the parentheses first. (8-5) = 3 '2. You follow the order of operations; use BODMAS/BIDMAS. Since multiplying comes before addition, you then multiply the sum of the last answer by the number of which comes before the parentheses which is in this case is 5. 3*5 = 15 '3. Then add the remaining number to the the previous sum. You now have your answer. 15+2 = 17.' Those who solved the problem revealed how they used PEDMAS to come to the answer, which is 17 This is not the only viral puzzle which uses PEDMAS to solve an equation. A simple sixth-grade math equation went viral on X for stumping adults who forgot how to solve a basic problem. 'Can you solve this!?' one X user asked their followers. The problem read: 16 - 4 ÷ 4 - 4. The comment section blew up with some internet users claiming the answer was 11, while others saying that it was -1. A few X users even claimed the answer was 12, some said 0, one answered 13, and another came to the answer of 6. To solve the equation, you have to reach back into the depths of your brain and use PEMDAS, which stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition and Subtraction. The acronym represents the correct order to complete a math problem with multiple functions, starting by solving what's in between parentheses. So, can you solve the sixth-grade math problem? The correct answer to the equation is 11. To get the answer, four is first divided by itself because division comes before subtraction in PEMDAS. Four divided by four is one, which now makes the problem 16 - 1 - 4. Next is just simple subtraction. Moving left to right, 16 - 1 = 15 and 15 - 4 = 11; thus, the answer to the tricky problem is 11. The math problem was posted to X, and internet users were divided on the correct answer Many users who got -1 made the mistake of going in order instead of starting with division. If you started the equation by subtracting four from 16, you would've ended up with 12 ÷ 4 - 4. 12 ÷ 4 = 3 and 3 - 4 = -1. Those who accidentally came up with 12, 0, 13, or 6 may've made an error when subtracting or dividing. 19 - 12 ÷ 3 + 1 or this one: 10 × 2 ÷ 4 − 2.
