NYT Mini Crossword today: puzzle answers for Thursday, September 5

Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for!

A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well-known crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to test your crossword skills daily in a lot less time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). While The Mini is smaller and simpler than a normal crossword, it isn’t always easy. Tripping up on one clue can be the difference between a personal best completion time and an embarrassing solve attempt.

Just like our Wordle hints and Connections hints, we’re here to help with The Mini today if you’re stuck and need a little help.

Below are the answers for the NYT Mini crossword today.

NYT Mini Crossword answers today

Across

• File type for downloadable forms – PDF
• Catherine of “Beetlejuice” – OHARA
• Pastry with a 5-Down – DONUT
• Nostalgic song – OLDIE
• Lef on ___ (still awaiting a text message response) – READ

Down

• Animal known as a “giant cat bear” in Chinese due to its pupil shapes (vertical slit!) – PANDA
• Ancient Celtic priest – DRUID
• It’s written in the stars – FATE
• Funk from a dirty sock – ODOR
• Feature in the middle of a 6-Across – HOLE