Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sept. 3 – CNET

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.

The Mini Crossword is far from alone in the Times’ stable of games. Our home page also always has the answers for Wordle, Connections and Strands.

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

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Concert tees, pins, posters, etc.
Answer: MERCH

6A clue: Quick on one’s feet.
Answer: AGILE

7A clue: Kind of orange with a “belly button.”
Answer: NAVEL

8A clue: As good as it gets.
Answer: IDEAL

9A clue: Study of the stars and planets, for short.
Answer: ASTRO

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Suffix for a huge fad.
Answer: MANIA

2D clue: Old-style “Yikes!”
Answer: EGADS

3D clue: Patented metal fastener on Levi’s jeans.
Answer: RIVET

4D clue: Word shouted during a defibrillator scene in a hospital drama.
Answer: CLEAR

5D clue: Name tag heading.
Answer: HELLO

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.