Have you ever tried hot tea with cookies? I have it, and it’s a wonderful combination to start your day. Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clue, ‘Nurses, as a drink’, asks you to solve a word game and decipher the hidden context behind it.

If today’s NYT Mini Crossword is slowing you down, you can use our hints and answers to speed things up and complete the puzzle with ease.

‘Nurses, as a drink’ NYT November 16 Mini crossword clues and answer

• Tip 1: The answer has nothing to do with the nurses in hospitals.
• Tip 2: The four-letter solution is a way to drink slowly, taking only a small amount at a time.
• Tip 3: It starts with the letter ‘S’.
• Tip 4: The solution is done with delicate drinks such as wine or tea to enjoy the taste.

It’s time to reveal the answer.

The answer to a question in the November 16 New York Times Mini Crossword is “SIPS.” When a person drinks a drink, he drinks it very slowly or takes small sips rather than swallowing it. You might do it to enjoy the taste and avoid running out quickly if you’re stuck in a desert.

‘Nurses, as a drink’ NYT Mini Crossword difficulty level

Saturday NYT crossword clues are usually more difficult to solve, and there may be. Here you might think of the obvious healthcare profession, but this clue is actually obvious, since the word “nurse” works like a verb. Since this was the very first clue of the whole lot, I had to solve the rest of the crossword to finally get the answer. So I’d give it one five out of five for difficulties.

NYT Mini Crossword (November 16) answers

About

• 1A Nurses, as a drink — SIPS
• 5A Extreme, in Californian jargon – HELLA
• 6A Seasonal reason for sneezing – TUMBLE
• 7A Course load? — GOLF BAG
• 8A Co-signatories of the Treaty – Allies
• 9A Olympic shooting sport with clay targets – SKEET
• 10A Scores of 3, 4 and 5, usually —PARS

Down

• 1D Took a lot of photos on Snapchat – SELFIES
• 2D “Ooookay… sure you did…” – ILLBET
• 3D ‘Guilty’ and ‘not guilty’ – PLEASE
• 4D Waved goodbye during karaoke night — SNAG
• 5D Give a shout – HULLER
• 6D Music played in a German beer garden — POLKA
• 7D Audience noise during a horror movie, perhaps – GASPING

How to play other word games like the NYT Mini Crossword

If the NYT Mini Crossword word games confuse you, you can play the LA Times and Washington Post to strengthen your problem-solving game. However, you can also turn to Strands and Spelling Bee to boost your vocabulary.