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ForbesToday’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues and Answers for Monday, October 7By means of Erik Cain

It’s not Tuesday yet, but Tuesday’s NYT Mini Crossword is live, and while it’s not as difficult as it has been the past few days, it still has some tricky tricks up its sleeve. The Mini is, as the description suggests, a much smaller, bite-sized crossword than the actual New York Times crossword, and that makes it a nice addition to other smaller games like Wordle, Strands, and Spelling Bee.

Let’s solve today’s problems, okay?

Spoilers ahead, of course. Continue for the image of today’s solved puzzle.

ABOUT

1 — ___ apple — ADAMS

6 — Apple___ — SAUCE

7 — Many a film at Sundance — INDIE

8 — Plants with green leaves — FERN

9 — Droop — SAG

DOWN

1 — “You want!” – ASIF

2 — “Big” big dogs — DANES

3 — ___ McDonald, Broadway actress with Tony, Emmy and Grammy awards — AUDRA

4 — Organize an open mic, informal — MCING

5 — Understands — SEE

I skipped the entire ACROSS today and went with the first word I was completely sure of, 2-DOWN (DANES), then quickly filled in 8-Across (FERNS) and 9-Across (SAG). At this point I felt confident enough to type in INDIE for 7-Across and ADAMS for 1-ACROSS, which solved most of the puzzle for me. The one I really didn’t know was 3-DOWN, but once I completed 6-ACROSS with SAUCE, AUDRA filled itself in. It took me 1 minute and 28 seconds to complete today’s Mini. How did you do it? Let me know TweetInstagram or Facebook.

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