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    Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, May 12

    Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.


    Today’s NYT Mini Crossword gets a little playful with 7-Across and 3-Down. Fortunately, 3-Down is obvious, so answer that one and then the other one will become more apparent. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. 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, Connections: Sports Edition 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: The «D» of D.J.
    Answer: DISC

    5A clue: Yet to tie the knot
    Answer: UNWED

    7A clue: Clothing material that becomes 3-Down after «doubling» a letter
    Answer: SUEDE

    8A clue: Like the motion of the ocean
    Answer: TIDAL

    9A clue: Actress Garr
    Answer: TERI

    Mini down clues and answers

    1D clue: «___ in the Wind» (Kansas classic)
    Answer: DUST

    2D clue: People of the Arctic
    Answer: INUIT

    3D clue: Stockholm resident
    Answer: SWEDE

    4D clue: Traditional wood for a hope chest
    Answer: CEDAR

    6D clue: Where one looks for lox
    Answer: DELI

    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.

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