Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sept. 18 – CNET

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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: Doc treating a dachshund
Answer: VET

4A clue: “Nice going!”
Answer: BRAVO

6A clue: Tended to, as a squeaky wheel
Answer: OILED

7A clue: Drop a few bucks
Answer: SPEND

8A clue: Last word before the starting pistol goes off
Answer: SET

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Parking pro
Answer: VALET

2D clue: Divisible by two
Answer: EVEN

3D clue: Mary ___ Lincoln, first lady of the 1860s
Answer: TODD

4D clue: Mr. Burns’s relationship to Homer Simpson
Answer: BOSS

5D clue: Ready for picking
Answer: RIPE

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.