Here are NYT Mini Answers, hints, and Clues for December 11, Wednesday (12/11/2024).

Want to play NYT Mini Crossword Today? We are providing a guide to solve the NYT Mini puzzle. Follow this guide to win the game in less time. Additionally, it features a description of Mini, a method to play, hints, and shortcut key tips. 

The New York Times offers a Crossword sibling, an easier, smaller, quicker, more digestible, bite-sized version of the NYTimes Crossword. It takes only a couple of minutes to complete the game successfully. Continue reading the blog until you find the answers. 

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Overview of NYT Mini:

Basis Details
Game Type Crossword Sibling
Version a smaller, quicker, more digestible, bite-sized version of Crossword
Goal  To fill in words or phrases based on clues
Grid A Five by Five Grid
Addition Game Help or Hints Helpful tools like Rebus, Clear, Reveal, Check,  and Pencil tool
When to Play After midnight in your time zone
Where to Play In the Games app, its official website, or in the Play tab in the New York Times News app
What to pay for play Free to Play

 

NYT Mini Crossword  

NYT Mini offers a 5×5 grid to fill in Words or phrases in the gaps. Words and phrases are based on Clues. Clues columns are given on the left under Across and Down headings. Additionally, the New York Times offers some NYT Mini Hints in tools. The tools are Rebus, Clear, Reveal, and Check. The game has a pen and pencil mode to customize the colors of the letters.

 

NY Times Mini Crossword resets after midnight in your time zone. For Weekdays and Saturdays, it resets on the previous day at 10 p.m., and for Sundays, the puzzle resets on Saturday at 6 p.m. Gamers can play NYT Mini Crossword for free on its NYT Games app, official website in the games app, or in the Play tab of the New York Times News app. 

 

How to Play NYT Mini Crossword

NYT Mini offers a quick dose of vocabulary. The average time to complete the game successfully is 1 minute and 25 seconds. Now move forward to the way to play NYT Mini Gameplay.

 

NYT Mini has a 5×5 grid with white and a few black square tiles to fill in words and phrases. The New York Times designed a Mini Crossword to increase the difficulty level. On Monday, it offers the easiest puzzle (less white and more black square tiles). On Saturday, it offers the most difficult puzzle (more white and less black square tiles).

 

When you complete the puzzle successfully, the game indicates a congratulatory message. The congratulatory message says “Congratulations! You solved the Mini” with a piece of music. You examine your answers and change them if you don’t receive a congratulatory message.  

 

Shortcut Keys to Play NYT Mini:

Shortcut keys

For What to Use
1. Spacebar You can advance, toggle, or clear the current square tile between the Across or Down columns.     
2. Arrow Keys Arrow keys can help change the direction of any white square tile in a square grid. You can jump into other cells in the same direction as arrows on the keyboard
3. Escape This shortcut key helps enter Rebus mode.
4. Back Space (Delete on Macs) You can remove any letter of the word or a complete word from right to left.
5. Tab Key With the help of Tab Key, you can jump to the next or another clue. 
6. Shift +Tab Key With the help of these keys, you can jump back to the previous key or last clue.

 

NYT Mini Answers and Clues for December 11

Here, get the NYT Mini answers for the Wednesday puzzle. You no longer need to wait for today’s NYT Mini Crossword answers for December 11 to Mini Crossword based on clues. If you are stuck on a tough clue, don’t worry! NYT Mini offers hints, they are designed to help you solve the puzzle without giving you answers. 

Mini-Across Answers and Clues 

We have listed all the Mini answers to Across Columns Clues of NY Times Mini Crossword for December 11

  • “That’s my ___!” (“I LOVE that song!”)

Answer: JAM.

  • Jay who hosted “The Tonight Show” from 1992-2009 and 2010-14

Answer: LENO.

  • Assassin skilled in martial arts

Answer: NINJA.

  • Element whose name is found in FARGO, ND

Answer: ARGON.

  • Boyfriends, quaintly

Answer: BEAUS.

 

Mini-Down Answers and Clues

We have listed all the Mini answers to Down Columns Clues of NY Times Mini Crossword for December 11

  • Game with a tower that topples

Answer: JENGA.

  • Green-skinned pear variety

Answer: ANJOU.

  • Sounds from a child after they’re told to turn off the TV, maybe

Answer: MOANS.

  • Currency replaced by the euro in Italy

Answer: LIRE.

  • Catch red-handed

Answer: NAB.

NYT Mini Crossword Solved

NYT Mini Crossword Solved

NYT Mini Hints

Here, we are describing the Mini Crossword hints apart from the given Clues in Mini NYT. You should avail of all these hints when you are stuck in the game to save. These tools are Rebus, Clear, Reveal, and Check. You can scroll down to read more about it. You can see these options at the top right corner of the puzzle. 

  • Check

This option is to check your answer according to the clue you have selected whether it is across or down column. When you use the check option for a word, a column, or an entire puzzle, it signifies your answer whether it is correct or wrong in the following ways:

  • If your answer is wrong, the check options show a red line in the particular cell from the upper right corner to the lower left corner. 

 

  • If your answer is correct, the letter in a particular cell will change from black to blue.

 

  • Rebus

In Rebus options, you can see a number, symbol, or word to represent the answer of the entire puzzle, word, or letter. 

  • Clear

With the help of this option, you can remove any letter from a cell, a word from the across or down column, or the entire puzzle to start again. 

  • Reveal

The Reveal option is to disclose the answer in the form of a letter of the cell, a word of an across or down column, or an entire puzzle to help you solve the puzzle.

 

What to play after the New York Times Mini Crossword?

Did you enjoy the NYT Mini Crossword puzzle? The New York Times created a separate section for game lovers who want to boost word power. There are so many games in the NYT Games section to play after the NYT Mini Crossword. 

 

If you are a fan of NYT puzzles and want to explore your mental ability or vocabulary then play the NYT Wordle. Wordle is the most popular NYT Game. After Wordle, you can get a quick dose of English vocabulary from Connections, Strands, Spelling Bee, Tiles, LetterBoxed, and Sudoku. 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the average time to solve the NYT Mini?

NYT Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times Crossword puzzle. The NYT Mini is an easy way to test your crossword-solving skills in less time. Mini Takes just over a minute to solve which is 1 minute and 25 seconds (average time).

  • Can you play previous NYT Mini Crosswords?

Gamers can play NYT Mini Crossword for free on its NYT Games app, the official website in the games app, or in the Play tab of the New York Times News app on their iOS or Android devices. To play previous puzzles, ensure that you have a New York Times account to access the Mini Archive to solve old Mini puzzles.

  • What time does the NYT Mini come out?

NY Times Mini Crossword comes out after midnight in your time zone. For Weekdays and Saturdays, it comes out on the previous day at 10 p.m., and for Sundays, the puzzle resets on Saturday at 6 p.m.

  • Is there a NYT Mini Crossword every day?

On Weekdays and Saturdays, puzzles are available at 10 p.m. EST on previous days. Sunday puzzles are available at 6 p.m. EST on Saturday.

 

  • What is an “Awkward response to hear when you introduce yourself to someone” in NYT? 

“Awkward response to hear when you introduce yourself to someone” was the Across column clue for November 22, 2024. The answer for the clue has seven letters, the starting letter is W, the last letter is T, the middle letter is M, and the vowel E. The answer for the clue was WEMET.

 

Conclusion

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