We are serving NYT Mini Crossword Today Answers, Clues, and Hints for Friday, February 21.
In the Puzzle, puzzlers find or guess the answers based on the clues on the right side of the puzzle, which are in the Across and Down columns.
NYT Mini Crossword Today Answers: Clues and Hints
Today’s answers for The New York Times can be easy if you follow us as guidance counselors of the puzzle. So, learn this guide or steps until you find all the answers for today.
How to Play
As the game’s name suggests, the ‘Mini’ word suggests it is an easier or a baby version of the NY Times Crossword. The ‘Crossword’ word says that the NYT puzzle aims to fill the entire puzzle of a 5×5 grid. It doesn’t matter if any word crosses or overlaps with another word.
You will see a congratulatory message with a piece of music saying, ‘Congratulations! You Solved the puzzle. If you don’t get the message, something is wrong with your answers.
When You Play
If you are getting excited or crazy about this NYTimes game, you must know when to play it daily. Some players might be confused about the timing of releasing a new puzzle, but here we are disclosing this fact in front of our puzzlers.
The puzzle resets each day for its player. On weekdays and Saturdays, it changes to 10 p.m.; on Sundays, it changes to 6 p.m.
Pen Pencil Mode
Here, you have two modes in this game: pen mode, the default mode, and pencil mode.
- To play Pencil mode, tap on the pencil icon. After selecting the pencil icon, it is highlighted in the upper right corner. Letters in pen mode are shown in Gray.
- To return to the default pen mode, deselect the pencil icon. Letters in pen mode are shown in black.
New York Times Mini Crossword Clues and Answers for February 21
Now, your wait ends with today’s answers and clues. Reach out the answer for today.
Across Clues and Answers:
- 1 Across Clue: Elevator alternative
– STEPS
- 6 Across Clue: Evil corporation on Apple TV+’s Severance
– LUMON
- 7 Across Clue: Ring-shaped coral reef
– ATOLL
- 8 Across Clue: Aura of confidence
– MOJO
- 9 Across Clue: ___ Lanka
– SRI
Down Cluses and Answers:
- 1 Down Clue: Severely criticizes
– SLAMS
- 2 Down Clue: One-on-one academic coach
– TUTOR
- 3 Down Clue: A head of our time?
– EMOJI
- 4 Down Clue: Preppy shirt
– POLO
- 5 Down Clue: Show with a recently aired 50th anniversary special
– S.N.L.
What to play Next NYT Game?
Did you enjoy the puzzle? If you are a fan of NYT puzzles and want to explore your mental ability or vocabulary, then play the NYT Wordle, the most popular NYT Game. After Wordle, you can play Connections, Strands, Spelling Bee, Tiles, LetterBoxed, and Sudoku.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What day is the hardest puzzle of the week?
The New York Times designs puzzles to increase its weekly difficulty. It designs easy puzzles for Monday and the hardest puzzles for Saturday.
- What time is this New York Times game?
The puzzle resets each day for its player. On weekdays and Saturdays, it changes to 10 p.m.; on Sundays, it changes to 6 p.m.
- How hard is this NYT game?
On Friday and Saturday, this NYT game is the hardest one. These days, it is themeless “wide open” with fewer black and more long word space in the puzzle.
Bottom Remark
This page helps with today’s NYTimes Mini Crossword answers and clues. If you feel it helpful, give your suggestion or feedback and share this with other puzzle fans. Read about NYT Wordle and NYT Connections for today’s hints and answers. Read the daily updates on MonkTech Games, bye for now!
