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The New York Times Crossword Puzzle is legendary. But if you don't have that much time, the Mini Crossword is an entertaining substitute. The Mini Crossword is much easier than the old-school NYT Crossword, and you probably can complete it in a couple of minutes. But if you're stuck, we've got the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

The Mini Crossword is far from alone in the Times' stable of games. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Strands answers, you can visit CNET's NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let's get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: One of Franklin's certainties in life
Answer: TAXES

6A clue: Human voice at the end of a phone tree, say
Answer: AGENT

7A clue: One might be thrown in surprise
Answer: PARTY

8A clue:
Answer: X

9A clue: "When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's ___"
Answer: AMORE

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Appetizers like croquetas and patatas bravas
Answer: TAPAS

2D clue: One's best effort, so to speak
Answer: AGAME

3D clue: Search for : "google" :: make a copy of : "___"
Answer: XEROX

4D clue: Diary passage
Answer: ENTRY

5D clue: Eyelid irritation
Answer: STYE

How to play more Mini Crosswords

The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day's Mini Crossword for free, but you'll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.