We are serving you with Clues and Answers of NYT Mini Crossword for November 22, Friday.

Today, It seems that you are becoming a fan of NYT Mini Crossword. If there is so, then you are on the right page to get all the solutions of NYT Mini Crossword for Friday, November 22. here, you will get the information to ace the game. 

As it’s a Friday Mini today from the New York Times. So, today’s NYT Mini Crossword is one of the most difficult puzzles of the week. It is the hardest of the other weekdays’ puzzles. In today’s puzzle, you will see fewer black tiles but more space for the words to be placed. So, follow the instructions to make a mark until you find the answers.

NYT Mini Crossword Today Answers

How to Play NY Times Mini Crossword 

In NYTimes Mini, The New York Times offers a 5×5 grid to solve with some words. Here, NYT Mini gamers solve the puzzle by filling the word in the given columns. In the puzzle, you also have clues headed Across and Down. The puzzler can fill in the letter, word, or entire puzzle by selecting the Clues from a particular column. 

 

In the NYTimes Mini Crossword, when you complete the puzzle, you are notified with a congratulatory message saying, “Congratulations! You Solved the Mini.” This message is displayed with a musical composition in the background. 

 

If you don’t see any message in such a musical composition, it shows you have not completed the puzzle correctly. To complete the puzzle, analyze and change your answers according to the NYT Mini hints or clues given.

NYT Mini Crossword Shortcut Keys

Some shortcut keys are on the keyboard while playing The New York Times Mini Crossword. These shortcut keys can help save you time.

  1.   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.

  1. Spacebar

You can advance, toggle, or clear the current square tile between the Across or Down columns. 

  1. Back Space (Delete on Macs)

You can remove any letter of the word or a complete word from right to left.        

  1. Tab Key

With the help of Tab Key, you can jump to the next or another clue. 

  1. Shift +Tab Key

With the help of these keys, you can jump back to the previous key or last clue.

  1. Escape

This shortcut key helps enter Rebus mode.

 

Help in NYT Mini Crossword

Here, we will explain something about lifesaving help from NYT Mini. When you are stuck in the game, you can avail of all these options to save your game life. These life-saving options are Rebus, Clear, Reveal, and Check. You can see these options at the top right corner of the puzzle. 

 

1. Check

This option checks your answer according to the clue you selected, whether across or down columns. 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 correct, the letter in a particular cell will change from black to blue.

 

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

 

2. 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.

3. 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. 

4. Rebus

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

 

Pen Pencil Mode In NYT Mini Crossword

The NY Times Mini Crossword has two modes: pen mode, which is 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.

 

When you play NYT Mini Crossword

Some Mini players might be confused about the timing of releasing a new puzzle, but we are disclosing this fact in front of our NYT Mini puzzlers. If you are getting excited or crazy about the NYT Mini Crossword, then you must know when to play it daily. 

 

NYT Mini resets each day for its player. On weekdays and Saturdays, it changes to 10 p.m.; on Sundays, it changes to 6 p.m. 

 

New York Times Mini Crossword Clues and Answers for November 22

Now, your wait ends with today’s Mini Crossword answers and clues. Reach out the answer for today.

Mini Across Clues and Answers

Here, you will have the clues and answers for today’s NY Times Mini Crossword of Across columns.

  • 1 Across Hint: Icelandic singer with 16 Grammy nominations

Answer: BJORK

  • 6 Across Hint: Batman’s sidekick

Answer: ROBIN

  • 7 Across Hint: African mammal with striped legs

Answer: OKAPI

  • 8 Across Hint: Awkward response to hear when you introduce yourself to someone

Answer: WEMET

  • 9 Across Hint: Competed in a 5K

Answer: RAN

 

Mini-down clues and answers

Here, you will have the clues and answers for today’s NYT Mini Crossword of Down columns.

  • 1 Down Hint: Body part that can be furrowed

Answer: BROW

  • 2 Down Hint: Batman’s archnemesis

Answer: JOKER

  • 3 Down Hint: President who used Keegan-Michael Key as his “anger translator” at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Answer: OBAMA

  • 4 Down Hint: Turn red, as a chili pepper

Answer: RIPEN

  • 5 Down Hint: Make a scarf

Answer: KNIT

NYT Mini Crossword Solved


What to play after the New York Times Mini Crossword?

Did you enjoy the NYT Mini Crossword 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 explore Connections, Strands, Spelling Bee, Tiles, LetterBoxed, and Sudoku. 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What day is the NYT Mini Crossword easiest?

The New York Times designed the Mini Crossword puzzle to increase the difficulty weekly. On Monday, the NYT Mini Crossword is the easiest, and on Saturday, it is the most difficult.

  • What is scoring 100 on the NYT?

NYT Mini Crossword players score +10 for guessing the Full Word correctly and +1 point for each letter. For example, if the NYT Mini gamer finds the word ‘PARIS,’ the gamer scores (10+5 points) 15 points. But if the players find two letters within a word, then they score 2 points for two letters.

  • What is the average time for the NYT Mini?

The average time to solve NYTimes’ Mini Crossword is 1m and 25 seconds. Here, the percentage of incomplete puzzles is 0, the total number of completed puzzles with help is 48, and the percentage of completed puzzles with help is 3%.

 

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