New York Mini Crossword [Archive] - ThisisBigBrother.com

Cherry Christmas

09-03-2025, 11:33 AM

This is another puzzle from the Wordle/Connections stable, you are timed for completion, I did it in 2 mins 37 secs today

https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords/game/mini

Christmas Dynasnow

09-03-2025, 11:44 AM

Congratulations!
You solved The Mini
in 2:43.

bots

09-03-2025, 11:53 AM

i could never do crosswords :laugh:

Cherry Christmas

09-03-2025, 12:40 PM

i could never do crosswords :laugh:

I generally dont like crosswords but this is okay, if a bit americanised at times :laugh:

ChristmasNeeve

09-03-2025, 04:10 PM

1:17

Christmas Dynasnow

09-03-2025, 04:15 PM

:oh:

ChristmasNeeve

09-03-2025, 04:35 PM

:oh::hee:

James

09-03-2025, 04:39 PM

14:20

Needed to ask it a for a clue for 'MILD'. What is 'IJUST'?

The Human Santapede

09-03-2025, 04:44 PM

Congratulations!
You solved The Mini
in 1:08.

The Human Santapede

09-03-2025, 04:44 PM

1:17

:hehe:

In the Drunk Tank

09-03-2025, 04:54 PM

Sorry but 4 across is absolute nonsense :oh:

Cherry Christmas

09-03-2025, 05:16 PM

14:20

Needed to ask it a for a clue for 'MILD'. What is 'IJUST'?

I just followed by a facepalm or I just can't ....they do alot off these two word answers for future ref

James

09-03-2025, 05:34 PM

Sorry but 4 across is absolute nonsense :oh:

IKR

James

09-03-2025, 05:36 PM

I just followed by a facepalm or I just can't ....they do alot off these two word answers for future ref

I see.

Ammi

09-03-2025, 05:39 PM

I see.

…*Isee ….

Rustic bauble

09-03-2025, 05:42 PM

7.44…:hehe:

In the Drunk Tank

09-03-2025, 05:52 PM

…*Isee ….

:joker:

Christmas Dynasnow

09-03-2025, 06:11 PM

Sorry but 4 across is absolute nonsense :oh:

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQdd9OxG2M97bDBs3lAijchaQ1HK5zcw wLKfw&s

James

09-03-2025, 07:48 PM

IJust sounds like a 2000s American kids show.

Cherry Christmas

09-03-2025, 07:59 PM

…*Isee ….

:laugh:

Thank you to who ever stickied this :love:

ChristmasNeeve

09-03-2025, 08:06 PM

[emoji23]

Thank you to who ever stickied this :love::douf:

Cherry Christmas

09-03-2025, 08:19 PM

:douf:

I just knew it would be our hardworking Neem, never of duty

ChristmasNeeve

09-03-2025, 08:20 PM

I just knew it would be our hardworking Neem, never of duty:hee:

In the Drunk Tank

09-03-2025, 08:39 PM

I just knew it would be our hardworking Neem, never of duty

Well it certainly wasn't James after it took him 14 minutes

Christmas Dynasnow

09-03-2025, 08:50 PM

Well it certainly wasn't James after it took him 14 minutes

:hehe:

Cherry Christmas

09-03-2025, 11:12 PM

Well it certainly wasn't James after it took him 14 minutes

:hee:

The Human Santapede

10-03-2025, 07:03 AM

Well it certainly wasn't James after it took him 14 minutes

:joker:

Cherry Christmas

10-03-2025, 11:59 AM

Congratulations!
You solved The Mini
in 2:17.

Christmas Dynasnow

10-03-2025, 12:12 PM

3 bloody minutes 20

2 down killed me

Jessica.

10-03-2025, 12:34 PM

I solved it in 48 seconds yesterday and today's took me 4 minutes because I got stuck on the bottom right corner.

ChristmasNeeve

10-03-2025, 12:43 PM

Yeah today's was horrible, I just gave up [emoji23]

Cherry Christmas

11-03-2025, 08:52 AM

Congratulations!
You solved The Mini
in 3:11.

Christmas Dynasnow

11-03-2025, 09:51 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-03-11&t=246&c=b0ff1b2873a3c664e90e2a2b75da98ab

ChristmasNeeve

11-03-2025, 10:27 AM

2:01

James

11-03-2025, 11:49 AM

I did it. :hee:

2:56

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-03-11&t=176&c=8b2d61d61b9be0d7a19da8efc234bc0a

Christmas Dynasnow

11-03-2025, 11:54 AM

:oh:

James

11-03-2025, 02:34 PM

E8D-VFrdabw

Cherry Christmas

11-03-2025, 03:36 PM

E8D-VFrdabw

:joker:

Rustic bauble

11-03-2025, 09:31 PM

9:34. :laugh:

Cherry Christmas

12-03-2025, 07:38 AM

Congratulations!
You solved The Mini
in 5:53.

Christmas Dynasnow

12-03-2025, 08:47 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-03-12&t=266&c=eb14dea8e082adf3658c8d1608160887

Jessica.

12-03-2025, 06:20 PM

Congratulations!
You solved The Mini
in 2:08.

Cherry Christmas

14-03-2025, 08:54 AM

5.25 today

Jessica.

14-03-2025, 01:43 PM

42 seconds.

Cherry Christmas

14-03-2025, 04:44 PM

42 seconds.

incredible, takes me that time to read the questions :laugh:

Jessica.

14-03-2025, 08:20 PM

incredible, takes me that time to read the questions :laugh:

When I was pregnant I had to rest a lot so I did all kinds of crosswords, sudokus and other puzzles every day. Most days I was doing the mini crossword in about 25 seconds. I've had a bit of cognitive decline though from a year without sleeping so I'm much slower. :joker: The main thing that gets me is how American it all is!

In the Drunk Tank

14-03-2025, 08:34 PM

I like this game actually, I got thrown yesterday by the 3 letter rival to Fed ex (or something). I presumed DHL then DPD but neither were right

ChristmasNeeve

15-03-2025, 10:33 AM

2:44

In the Drunk Tank

15-03-2025, 10:41 AM

6.14

Got stuck on 7 and 8 across

Jessica.

15-03-2025, 10:57 AM

54 seconds

James

15-03-2025, 11:38 AM

15:23

Is that bad? :joker:

Jessica.

15-03-2025, 11:58 AM

15:23

Is that bad? :joker:

:hehe:

ChristmasNeeve

15-03-2025, 12:40 PM

15:23

Is that bad? :joker:It's good you stuck with it that long, I would have given up after 5 [emoji23]

Cherry Christmas

15-03-2025, 05:09 PM

7.21 today

Christmas Dynasnow

15-03-2025, 06:04 PM

15:23

Is that bad? :joker:

did you fall asleep?

Christmas Dynasnow

15-03-2025, 06:09 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-03-15&t=281&c=01ab4445a7acfd953f48ccc08a1d42da

In the Drunk Tank

15-03-2025, 06:19 PM

15:23

Is that bad? :joker:

Do you use the check letter/word function?

Rustic bauble

15-03-2025, 06:43 PM

10:00….:laugh:

James

15-03-2025, 06:45 PM

Do you use the check letter/word function?

No, was all me.

ChristmasNeeve

16-03-2025, 08:26 AM

1.52

In the Drunk Tank

16-03-2025, 08:30 AM

58 seconds today :smug:

Jessica.

16-03-2025, 09:06 AM

45 seconds

Cherry Christmas

16-03-2025, 11:27 AM

3.44

Christmas Dynasnow

16-03-2025, 11:33 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-03-16&t=117&c=9655ff577bbbdc65bb6366e6375559ee

James

16-03-2025, 07:08 PM

4:17

Jessica.

17-03-2025, 09:42 AM

:dance:

Christmas Dynasnow

17-03-2025, 10:21 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-03-17&t=187&c=332b68687ad8cf710f4328de21e62c9d

In the Drunk Tank

17-03-2025, 10:25 AM

1:30 today

James

17-03-2025, 12:11 PM

7:57

https://media.tenor.com/lIjrAcaGEScAAAAC/monsters-university-snail.gif

ChristmasNeeve

17-03-2025, 12:24 PM

7:57

https://media.tenor.com/lIjrAcaGEScAAAAC/monsters-university-snail.gifI gave up today :bawling:

Cherry Christmas

17-03-2025, 12:51 PM

9.51, the Wednesday question threw me :laugh:

Christmas Dynasnow

17-03-2025, 12:54 PM

Signature health legislation of the Obama era, for short

whit?

Jessica.

17-03-2025, 05:32 PM

Signature health legislation of the Obama era, for short

whit?

The affordable care act is one of the things that Obama is most known for

Christmas Dynasnow

17-03-2025, 05:38 PM

The affordable care act is one of the things that Obama is most known for

aaaah

is that what it stands for

That I have heard of

just not the acronym

Rustic bauble

17-03-2025, 06:47 PM

10:27

Christmas Dynasnow

17-03-2025, 07:01 PM

10:27

was there a fire drill? :hehe:

Rustic bauble

17-03-2025, 07:25 PM

was there a fire drill? :hehe:

Someone knocked at the door….i spent at least 9 minutes chatting.

ChristmasNeeve

18-03-2025, 08:26 AM

4:18

Christmas Dynasnow

18-03-2025, 09:13 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-03-18&t=267&c=37e71389e314b67661349b80ca233766

Jessica.

18-03-2025, 06:10 PM

1:10 I think. I made a typo and had to go back and fix it which really slowed me down.

Christmas Dynasnow

18-03-2025, 06:13 PM

1:10 I think.

:suspect:

James

18-03-2025, 06:21 PM

3:56

:dog:

James

18-03-2025, 06:38 PM

3:56

:dog:

5 Down unlocked the whole thing for me.

Christmas Dynasnow

18-03-2025, 06:41 PM

5 Down unlocked the whole thing for me.

Its such a poor clue as no one has ever described an eyebrow that way

Jessica.

18-03-2025, 07:18 PM

:suspect:

I post my puzzle results in couple of discord servers and also here sometimes but often a few hours have passed by the time I bother to post here.

In the Drunk Tank

19-03-2025, 07:57 AM

1:16

Cherry Christmas

19-03-2025, 10:45 AM

Congratulations!
You solved The Mini
in 4:00.

couldnt think of the name of the oscar pic

ChristmasNeeve

19-03-2025, 11:35 AM

1:24

ChristmasNeeve

19-03-2025, 11:37 AM

Congratulations!
You solved The Mini
in 4:00.

couldnt think of the name of the oscar pic

Me neither but I answered all the ones around it so I didn't have to :hehe:

I kept think Aurora but that didn't fit :p

Christmas Dynasnow

19-03-2025, 12:14 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-03-19&t=133&c=8e26aae613b946058cee902748f0f1b3

James

19-03-2025, 12:32 PM

10:32

:pipe:

Christmas Dynasnow

19-03-2025, 12:38 PM

James, are you sure you are not doing the actual NYT crossword?

Cherry Christmas

19-03-2025, 01:02 PM

Me neither but I answered all the ones around it so I didn't have to :hehe:

I kept think Aurora but that didn't fit :p

That is what I put in as well :laugh:

ChristmasNeeve

19-03-2025, 02:18 PM

That is what I put in as well :laugh:

Great minds :hee:

Jessica.

19-03-2025, 09:19 PM

48 seconds.

Rustic bauble

19-03-2025, 09:44 PM

6:03…I’m getting better :laugh:

ChristmasNeeve

20-03-2025, 08:00 AM

2:18

Rustic bauble

20-03-2025, 06:35 PM

6:03 again :hehe:

Christmas Dynasnow

20-03-2025, 06:48 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-03-20&t=173&c=0dc3c06f1f92ca88fedb980e2c3c1a6e

James

20-03-2025, 07:23 PM

3:38

Jessica.

20-03-2025, 07:49 PM

35 seconds

Christmas Dynasnow

21-03-2025, 08:10 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-03-21&t=246&c=3ea842810cd9df1bee5dcefa7395c0bc

Rustic bauble

21-03-2025, 06:54 PM

5:20

James

21-03-2025, 11:11 PM

4:29

ChristmasNeeve

22-03-2025, 07:23 AM

6:30 boo

Cherry Christmas

22-03-2025, 09:50 AM

Congratulations!
You solved The Mini
in 2:44.

Christmas Dynasnow

22-03-2025, 09:58 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-03-22&t=249&c=4a98cf3c04ef47306dba01ecf3559a30

Christmas Dynasnow

22-03-2025, 09:59 AM

what the hell was 5 down about?

Jessica.

22-03-2025, 10:50 AM

1 minute 23 seconds

Cherry Christmas

25-03-2025, 08:43 AM

Congratulations!
You solved The Mini
in 2:50.

Christmas Dynasnow

25-03-2025, 09:09 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-03-25&t=198&c=7aadb030d067168b2d51f5a7ed8193c7

ChristmasNeeve

25-03-2025, 10:15 AM

6:46

Christmas Dynasnow

25-03-2025, 10:17 AM

i had to google 1 down

Cherry Christmas

25-03-2025, 10:19 AM

i had to google 1 down

I got 1 down by filling in the rest, I didnt know one across either

Jessica.

25-03-2025, 10:54 AM

Congratulations!
You solved The Mini
in 2:50.

Exact same as this

James

25-03-2025, 11:24 AM

2:01

:dance:

ChristmasNeeve

25-03-2025, 11:29 AM

2:01

:dance:

https://media.tenor.com/do5LmLFK61EAAAAM/friends.gif

Cherry Christmas

25-03-2025, 11:40 AM

2:01

:dance:

:cheer2:

ChristmasNeeve

26-03-2025, 10:42 AM

2:32

Cherry Christmas

26-03-2025, 11:00 AM

Congratulations!
You solved The Mini
in 5:49.

boo

Christmas Dynasnow

26-03-2025, 11:00 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-03-26&t=211&c=8ff51ef1364179571d697dbb23a07cc1

James

26-03-2025, 07:03 PM

I gave up today.

Put BLT for the sandwich one, which threw it all off.

Christmas Dynasnow

26-03-2025, 08:29 PM

I gave up today.

Put BLT for the sandwich one, which threw it all off.

I did that initially too

ChristmasNeeve

27-03-2025, 10:40 AM

2:15

Christmas Dynasnow

27-03-2025, 11:24 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-03-27&t=212&c=9512a104517615ab6587fcde9e2a5866

id be quicker if the silly yellow squares went in the right place :oh:

Jessica.

27-03-2025, 03:06 PM

1 minute and 16 seconds.

In the Drunk Tank

28-03-2025, 10:14 AM

3:34 today which I'm quite pleased with given 7 across, 8 across and 5 down mean nothing to me

ChristmasNeeve

28-03-2025, 10:19 AM

4:05

Christmas Dynasnow

28-03-2025, 12:04 PM

3:34 today which I'm quite pleased with given 7 across, 8 across and 5 down mean nothing to me

House occupied by a Presbyterian minister (yes, there's a word for this!) - the cheek of that clue - the answer is a common word in Scotland

5 down - surely you have heard of that popular make up brand?

as for 5 across f.uck knows what that was about, I googled it

----------------

3.45

ChristmasNeeve

29-03-2025, 09:03 AM

6:59

Jessica.

29-03-2025, 11:00 AM

1:50 :dance:

Cherry Christmas

30-03-2025, 10:14 AM

Congratulations!
You solved The Mini
in 4:18.

In the Drunk Tank

30-03-2025, 10:31 AM

4:42

Never heard of 5 across

Cherry Christmas

30-03-2025, 03:09 PM

4:42

Never heard of 5 across

really, Bull if the market is strong, Bear if its a nervous time

Christmas Dynasnow

30-03-2025, 05:00 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-03-30&t=147&c=2e1c563d4f04f0cec99ca74b716cd998

In the Drunk Tank

30-03-2025, 05:38 PM

really, Bull if the market is strong, Bear if its a nervous time

Good thing I'm not a trader, I'd have presumed bear was a great strong stock whereas bull was a bad (bullshit) one

ChristmasNeeve

01-04-2025, 09:06 AM

2:05

Christmas Dynasnow

01-04-2025, 09:26 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-04-01&t=154&c=a291f2fcb818f2b7cd1b7a39e4af3c26

Cherry Christmas

01-04-2025, 09:32 AM

ongratulations!
You solved The Mini
in 5:07.

Christmas Dynasnow

01-04-2025, 09:46 AM

Congratulations!
You solved The Mini
in 5:07.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQDovBBwZYWr7iLO3kATikN3awj_b8aj L5z8L1igtzV4UguaJl39jhP3MeTa3Cq-ZLQy04&usqp=CAU

ChristmasNeeve

02-04-2025, 10:19 AM

4:05

Christmas Dynasnow

02-04-2025, 10:24 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-04-02&t=152&c=7a2c2ed54a698f6435d3d75f5c623709

In the Drunk Tank

02-04-2025, 11:12 AM

6:34

Had no idea on 4 down or 6 down

Christmas Dynasnow

02-04-2025, 11:39 AM

6:34

Had no idea on 4 down or 6 down

You obviously did not recall when Kramer and Frank Constanza cooked the food for that Jewish Singles night episode

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQIWXSMAFt6LZWM77nTWzP0MMWKP9sx-5Pc4g&s

Cherry Christmas

02-04-2025, 03:21 PM

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQDovBBwZYWr7iLO3kATikN3awj_b8aj L5z8L1igtzV4UguaJl39jhP3MeTa3Cq-ZLQy04&usqp=CAU

:fist:

Cherry Christmas

02-04-2025, 03:21 PM

4 minutes 18 today

Christmas Dynasnow

03-04-2025, 12:24 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-04-03&t=217&c=6498e53e5e3aedda2270e8411fc0def6

ChristmasNeeve

03-04-2025, 02:14 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-04-03&t=128&c=839504645a50029afa5f69c9951edcee

Rustic bauble

03-04-2025, 06:14 PM

3.29…..my best yet

Christmas Dynasnow

04-04-2025, 10:59 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-04-04&t=174&c=4a954e93dbd3dbb8a4986e01219da401

2 DOWN IS A DISGRACE

Cherry Christmas

05-04-2025, 08:36 AM

5 mins today

Christmas Dynasnow

05-04-2025, 09:47 AM

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/images/smilies/wac_realmad.gif
https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-04-05&t=329&c=8142daa4413bd3c3390ad37d81f2c823

Cherry Christmas

05-04-2025, 10:01 AM

:hee:

Jessica.

05-04-2025, 10:30 AM

2:40

ChristmasNeeve

06-04-2025, 10:53 AM

4:14

Cherry Christmas

06-04-2025, 11:31 AM

2.10 today :hee:

Christmas Dynasnow

06-04-2025, 11:54 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-04-06&t=215&c=65ad09b793bd0c505c9e8b1e6a3cfa6c

Cherry Christmas

07-04-2025, 02:11 PM

The Mini
in 5:56.

ChristmasNeeve

07-04-2025, 02:15 PM

3:07

Christmas Dynasnow

07-04-2025, 02:43 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-04-07&t=183&c=51c4c6f779cc805b7043e35dc4c9293a

ChristmasNeeve

07-04-2025, 02:47 PM

:oh:

Jessica.

07-04-2025, 03:02 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-04-07&t=80&c=15958bf41fc7d60dd2de52796ce7b406

Christmas Dynasnow

07-04-2025, 03:14 PM

:oh:

https://gifdb.com/images/high/soul-train-498-x-280-gif-7l6gbd92dbsvshgu.gif

ChristmasNeeve

08-04-2025, 08:37 AM

2:13

Jessica.

08-04-2025, 02:56 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-04-08&t=51&c=ed0e3bbbe6c4ddd3662b27d8e944bdc3

ChristmasNeeve

11-04-2025, 09:29 AM

4:16

Jessica.

11-04-2025, 10:50 AM

2:05

Christmas Dynasnow

11-04-2025, 11:35 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-04-11&t=220&c=f46a58094fc932c854ebf06c896b8999

Cherry Christmas

13-04-2025, 10:29 AM

3.45 today

Jessica.

14-04-2025, 08:29 AM

55 seconds

ChristmasNeeve

14-04-2025, 09:18 AM

1:05

Christmas Dynasnow

14-04-2025, 09:26 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-04-14&t=168&c=a813a3b9bbe478dd7b62eaeda55c4bfa

ChristmasNeeve

17-04-2025, 10:05 AM

2:20

Jessica.

18-04-2025, 01:56 PM

1:05

ChristmasNeeve

18-04-2025, 02:06 PM

1:26

ChristmasNeeve

19-04-2025, 07:59 AM

4:09

Jessica.

19-04-2025, 08:39 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-04-19&t=120&c=1e9dd6bfb2cb395975d0e5605c8b2698

In the Drunk Tank

19-04-2025, 03:46 PM

I'm getting fed up of this game, too many Americanisms, too many plurals for no reason and too many answers which are two words but it doesn't say that in the clue :rolleyes:

ChristmasNeeve

20-04-2025, 10:28 AM

4:42

Jessica.

20-04-2025, 10:40 AM

I'm getting fed up of this game, too many Americanisms, too many plurals for no reason and too many answers which are two words but it doesn't say that in the clue :rolleyes:

Sadly that's how most crosswords are unless you specifically hunt down British ones.

Jessica.

23-04-2025, 09:17 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.png?d=2025-04-23&t=55&c=d17a801f7fe4d08e43d5fe9fed1055bf

ChristmasNeeve

23-04-2025, 09:32 AM

2:03

Cherry Christmas

23-04-2025, 09:44 AM

Congratulations!
You solved The Mini
in 3:49.

ChristmasNeeve

24-04-2025, 07:04 PM