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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 just one of many games in the Times' games collection. 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: Chopped down
Answer: AXED

5A clue: __SmithKline, pharma giant shortened to GSK in 2022
Answer: GLAXO

6A clue: Luxury car line owned by Toyota
Answer: LEXUS

7A clue: Banish from a country
Answer: EXILE

8A clue: N.L. division for the Phillies and Mets
Answer: EAST

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Amazon "assistant" you might ask for help to solve a puzzle
Answer: ALEXA

2D clue: Horizontal graph line
Answer: XAXIS

3D clue: Be of good cheer
Answer: EXULT

4D clue: Amount of medicine to take
Answer: DOSE

5D clue: Extreme delight
Answer: GLEE

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.