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NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 11, 2025

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NY Times Crossword Answers May 11, 2025
NY Times Crossword Answers May 11, 2025


Across Clues and Answers (61)

Clue #1: 1. Cartridge from the 1980s

9-letter answer Answer: ATARIGAME

Clue #2: 10. Source of the words "galore" and "smithereens"

5-letter answer Answer: IRISH
Word Help: Synonyms: Irish, Irish_people, Irish_whiskey

Clue #3: 15. "Nice!"

5-letter answer Answer: SWEET
Word Help: Synonyms: dulcet, sweet, odorous
Antonyms: dry, salty

Clue #4: 20. Drag-racing venue

9-letter answer Answer: MOTORPLEX

Clue #5: 21. Nature personified

11-letter answer Answer: MOTHEREARTH

Clue #6: 23. "Pinky-swear?"

9-letter answer Answer: PROMISEME

Clue #7: 24. Step on a scale?

11-letter answer Answer: MUSICALNOTE

Clue #8: 25. The Beatles' "White Album" has four of them

5-letter answer Answer: SIDES
Word Help: Synonyms: position, incline, side

Clue #9: 26. Sphere of influence

5-letter answer Answer: ORBIT
Word Help: Synonyms: orbital_cavity, scope, celestial_orbit

Clue #10: 28. 1957 Isaac Asimov novel, with "The"

8-letter answer Answer: NAKEDSUN

Clue #11: 29. Command that might be represented by a curved arrow pointing left

4-letter answer Answer: UNDO
Word Help: Synonyms: undo, unmake, untie
Antonyms: make, wrap

Clue #12: 30. Outer layer of the brain

6-letter answer Answer: CORTEX
Word Help: Synonyms: cerebral_cortex, lens_cortex, cortex
Antonyms: medulla

Clue #13: 32. Inveigle

6-letter answer Answer: ENTICE
Word Help: Synonyms: lure, tempt, entice

Clue #14: 33. Package drop-off sites: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: POS
Word Help: Synonyms: Post_Office, P.O., polonium

Clue #15: 34. "Council," in Russian

6-letter answer Answer: SOVIET
Word Help: Synonyms: Soviet, soviet

Clue #16: 35. "Flower Myth" painter Paul

4-letter answer Answer: KLEE
Word Help: Synonyms: Klee, Paul_Klee

Clue #17: 36. Takes a bit off the top

5-letter answer Answer: TRIMS
Word Help: Synonyms: cut, shave, reduce

Clue #18: 40. Showed off on an instrument

6-letter answer Answer: SOLOED
Word Help: Synonyms: solo

Clue #19: 41. Follow closely

4-letter answer Answer: HEED
Word Help: Synonyms: regard, mind, attentiveness
Antonyms: inattentiveness

Clue #20: 42. Note-to-self medium, perhaps

6-letter answer Answer: POSTIT

Clue #21: 43. Beers from Bremen, informally

8-letter answer Answer: STPAULIS

Clue #22: 46. Zingy flavor

4-letter answer Answer: TANG
Word Help: Synonyms: savour, bladder_fucus, sea_tang

Clue #23: 47. Way off in the distance

3-letter answer Answer: FAR
Word Help: Synonyms: Army_for_the_Liberation_of_Rwanda, Former_Armed_Forces, far
Antonyms: near

Clue #24: 48. Agreeable words

3-letter answer Answer: IDO
Word Help: Synonyms: Ido

Clue #25: 49. Defeated decisively

7-letter answer Answer: WHIPPED
Word Help: Synonyms: flog, slash, blister

Clue #26: 50. Fish that passes the "mirror test" of self-recognition

8-letter answer Answer: MANTARAY

Clue #27: 52. Salon sound

4-letter answer Answer: SNIP
Word Help: Synonyms: nip, snip_off, cut_back

Clue #28: 53. Poker declaration

6-letter answer Answer: IRAISE

Clue #29: 54. "I've Been Everywhere" singer in the Country Music Hall of Fame

8-letter answer Answer: HANKSNOW

Clue #30: 55. Mass agreements

5-letter answer Answer: AMENS
Word Help: Synonyms: Amun, Amen, Amon

Clue #31: 56. "Whoever did this has it coming!"

21-letter answer Answer: SOMEONEISGETTINGFIRED

Clue #32: 59. Lynn ___, Super Bowl X M.V.P.

5-letter answer Answer: SWANN

Clue #33: 60. At the end of the day

8-letter answer Answer: AFTERALL

Clue #34: 61. Recently

6-letter answer Answer: OFLATE

Clue #35: 62. "Phooey!"

4-letter answer Answer: RATS
Word Help: Synonyms: rotter, betray, blabber

Clue #36: 63. Right of way, say

8-letter answer Answer: PRIORITY
Word Help: Synonyms: priority, antecedence, precedence
Antonyms: posteriority

Clue #37: 64. Cornmeal dish at a trattoria

7-letter answer Answer: POLENTA
Word Help: Synonyms: polenta

Clue #38: 65. "I ___ you!"

3-letter answer Answer: OWE
Word Help: Synonyms: owe

Clue #39: 66. Eternity

3-letter answer Answer: EON
Word Help: Synonyms: eon, aeon

Clue #40: 67. Partner of 74-Across

4-letter answer Answer: DINE
Word Help: Synonyms: dine

Clue #41: 68. Acted diplomatically

8-letter answer Answer: MEDIATED
Word Help: Synonyms: mediated, intermediate, mediate

Clue #42: 69. Organ above the trachea

6-letter answer Answer: LARYNX
Word Help: Synonyms: larynx, voice_box

Clue #43: 71. Comic Ali

4-letter answer Answer: WONG

Clue #44: 72. Black out

6-letter answer Answer: REDACT
Word Help: Synonyms: cast, edit, reviser

Clue #45: 73. Big name in the cleaning aisle

5-letter answer Answer: LYSOL
Word Help: Synonyms: Lysol

Clue #46: 74. Partner of 67-Across

4-letter answer Answer: WINE
Word Help: Synonyms: wine-coloured, vino, wine-colored

Clue #47: 75. Embody something proudly

6-letter answer Answer: WEARIT

Clue #48: 76. ___ Fring, "Breaking Bad" antagonist

3-letter answer Answer: GUS
Word Help: Synonyms: Guam, GU

Clue #49: 79. Spots for lavalier mics

6-letter answer Answer: LAPELS
Word Help: Synonyms: lapel

Clue #50: 81. Hebrew greeting

6-letter answer Answer: SHALOM

Clue #51: 82. Turn to pulp

4-letter answer Answer: MASH
Word Help: Synonyms: comminute, squash, bray

Clue #52: 83. 1999 Maeve Binchy novel

8-letter answer Answer: TARAROAD

Clue #53: 86. Young salmon

5-letter answer Answer: SMOLT

Clue #54: 87. Unit of magnetic flux density

5-letter answer Answer: GAMMA
Word Help: Synonyms: Gamma, Vasco_da_Gamma, da_Gamma

Clue #55: 88. Spirit with a citrus flavor

11-letter answer Answer: ORANGEVODKA

Clue #56: 90. Head cheese

9-letter answer Answer: MISTERBIG

Clue #57: 93. Minor crime

11-letter answer Answer: MISDEMEANOR
Word Help: Synonyms: infraction, misdemeanour, infringement

Clue #58: 94. Adding up (to)

9-letter answer Answer: AMOUNTING
Word Help: Synonyms: come, number, add_up

Clue #59: 95. Joy on TV

5-letter answer Answer: BEHAR

Clue #60: 96. Button on many appliances

5-letter answer Answer: START
Word Help: Synonyms: showtime, start, set_off
Antonyms: middle, finish

Clue #61: 97. "Network" co-star, 1976

9-letter answer Answer: NEDBEATTY

Across Clues and Answers (61)

Clue #1: 1. Invigorates

6-letter answer Answer: AMPSUP

Clue #2: 2. Home of the Italian soccer club Juventus

6-letter answer Answer: TORINO
Word Help: Synonyms: Turin, Torino

Clue #3: 3. Fighting (with)

6-letter answer Answer: ATODDS

Clue #4: 4. Fictional character who says "Here's to my love! O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick"

5-letter answer Answer: ROMEO
Word Help: Synonyms: Romeo

Clue #5: 5. Mechanism that controls a camera's aperture

4-letter answer Answer: IRIS
Word Help: Synonyms: flag, fleur-de-lis, sword_lily

Clue #6: 6. Dashboard device, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: GPS
Word Help: Synonyms: GPS, Global_Positioning_System

Clue #7: 7. Tavern offering

3-letter answer Answer: ALE
Word Help: Synonyms: ale

Clue #8: 8. High school reunion topic

8-letter answer Answer: MEMORIES
Word Help: Synonyms: retentivity, retentiveness, storage

Clue #9: 9. Spent

7-letter answer Answer: EXERTED
Word Help: Synonyms: exert, maintain, exercise

Clue #10: 10. Amalgamate

5-letter answer Answer: IMMIX
Word Help: Synonyms: combine, commingle, blend

Clue #11: 11. Uninteresting game, perhaps

4-letter answer Answer: ROUT
Word Help: Synonyms: rout_out, spreadeagle, rout

Clue #12: 12. Word with a commonly misapplied apostrophe

3-letter answer Answer: ITS
Word Help: Synonyms: information_technology, IT

Clue #13: 13. Climbed, as a rope

7-letter answer Answer: SHINNED
Word Help: Synonyms: scramble, sputter, struggle

Clue #14: 14. Greek goddess depicted holding torches and snakes

6-letter answer Answer: HECATE
Word Help: Synonyms: Hecate

Clue #15: 15. Person on a nominating committee, say

8-letter answer Answer: SELECTOR
Word Help: Synonyms: picker, selector_switch, selector

Clue #16: 16. Goes nowhere in particular

7-letter answer Answer: WANDERS
Word Help: Synonyms: betray, drift, cheat_on

Clue #17: 17. Psyche's partner

4-letter answer Answer: EROS
Word Help: Synonyms: eros, Eros, physical_attraction

Clue #18: 18. Accusatory words

4-letter answer Answer: ETTU

Clue #19: 19. "Well ___"

4-letter answer Answer: THEN
Word Help: Synonyms: and_then, so, and_so

Clue #20: 22. Twice-distilled Turkish beverage

4-letter answer Answer: RAKI

Clue #21: 27. Item in a hedge

3-letter answer Answer: BET
Word Help: Synonyms: stakes, depend, count

Clue #22: 30. Lass

7-letter answer Answer: COLLEEN
Word Help: Synonyms: colleen

Clue #23: 31. Semicircular?

5-letter answer Answer: OVOID
Word Help: Synonyms: ovate, elliptic, oval

Clue #24: 32. With style

9-letter answer Answer: ELEGANTLY
Word Help: Synonyms: elegantly
Antonyms: inelegantly

Clue #25: 34. "Let's eat!"

7-letter answer Answer: SOUPSON

Clue #26: 35. School whose sports teams are known as the Golden Flashes

9-letter answer Answer: KENTSTATE

Clue #27: 37. Traveling from place to place

9-letter answer Answer: ITINERANT
Word Help: Synonyms: gipsy, gypsy, itinerant

Clue #28: 38. Shopgirl in a Paris boutique

9-letter answer Answer: MIDINETTE
Word Help: Synonyms: midinette

Clue #29: 39. Freezes

9-letter answer Answer: STOPSDEAD

Clue #30: 40. Homo ___ neanderthalensis

7-letter answer Answer: SAPIENS
Word Help: Synonyms: sapiens

Clue #31: 41. Strong urge

9-letter answer Answer: HANKERING
Word Help: Synonyms: yen, hankering, yearn

Clue #32: 42. Cough up

3-letter answer Answer: PAY
Word Help: Synonyms: pay_up, wage, bear
Antonyms: default

Clue #33: 43. Cake with a distinctive swirl

9-letter answer Answer: SWISSROLL

Clue #34: 44. Casual and not meant to be taken seriously, as a remark

9-letter answer Answer: THROWAWAY
Word Help: Synonyms: flyer, flier, bill

Clue #35: 45. Spinal cord membranes

9-letter answer Answer: PIAMATERS

Clue #36: 46. Shade akin to pumpkin

9-letter answer Answer: TANGERINE
Word Help: Synonyms: tangerine_tree, tangerine

Clue #37: 47. Court favor in a cringey fashion

4-letter answer Answer: FAWN
Word Help: Synonyms: greyish_brown, cower, kotow

Clue #38: 50. Beasts with enormous tusks

9-letter answer Answer: MASTODONS
Word Help: Synonyms: mastodont, mastodon

Clue #39: 51. Shake up

4-letter answer Answer: ROIL
Word Help: Synonyms: boil, moil, rile

Clue #40: 52. Show warmth to

7-letter answer Answer: SMILEAT

Clue #41: 54. Like recording studio equipment

4-letter answer Answer: HIFI

Clue #42: 55. Plague

7-letter answer Answer: AFFLICT
Word Help: Synonyms: smite, afflict

Clue #43: 57. Take in

4-letter answer Answer: EARN
Word Help: Synonyms: garner, gain, realize

Clue #44: 58. Archer's gift

7-letter answer Answer: GOODAIM

Clue #45: 63. Old curse word

3-letter answer Answer: POX
Word Help: Synonyms: syph, lues_venerea, lues

Clue #46: 64. Actor Pascal of "Gladiator II"

5-letter answer Answer: PEDRO

Clue #47: 66. What provides the big picture?

8-letter answer Answer: ENLARGER
Word Help: Synonyms: enlarger

Clue #48: 68. Noon or 6:00 p.m., for some

8-letter answer Answer: MEALTIME
Word Help: Synonyms: mealtime

Clue #49: 70. Reality TV star Hadid

7-letter answer Answer: YOLANDA

Clue #50: 71. Something sown, per an idiom

7-letter answer Answer: WILDOAT

Clue #51: 72. Macho stereotype

7-letter answer Answer: REALMAN

Clue #52: 74. Goes in and out

6-letter answer Answer: WEAVES
Word Help: Synonyms: wind, meander, waver
Antonyms: unweave

Clue #53: 75. Word before knows or cares

3-letter answer Answer: WHO
Word Help: Synonyms: World_Health_Organization, WHO

Clue #54: 76. Chess opening

6-letter answer Answer: GAMBIT
Word Help: Synonyms: gambit, stratagem, ploy

Clue #55: 77. Dime store?

6-letter answer Answer: USMINT

Clue #56: 78. In need of a haircut, say

6-letter answer Answer: SHAGGY
Word Help: Synonyms: shaggy-coated, shagged, shaggy-haired

Clue #57: 80. Limerick, e.g.

4-letter answer Answer: POEM
Word Help: Synonyms: poem, verse_form

Clue #58: 81. Tricked out with the latest technology, say

5-letter answer Answer: SMART
Word Help: Synonyms: chic, smarting, voguish
Antonyms: stupid

Clue #59: 82. One-named Brazilian soccer star who is a six-time FIFA World Player of the Year

5-letter answer Answer: MARTA

Clue #60: 83. Body building?

4-letter answer Answer: TOMB
Word Help: Synonyms: tomb, grave

Clue #61: 84. ___ Crown Theater (downtown Chicago landmark)

4-letter answer Answer: ARIE

Clue #62: 85. Acting without thinking

4-letter answer Answer: RASH
Word Help: Synonyms: skin_rash, rash, roseola

Clue #63: 86. Candy brand with a crown in its logo

4-letter answer Answer: SKOR

Clue #64: 87. See 89-Down

4-letter answer Answer: GENE
Word Help: Synonyms: cistron, gene, factor

Clue #65: 89. 87-Down makeup

3-letter answer Answer: DNA
Word Help: Synonyms: desoxyribonucleic_acid, DNA, deoxyribonucleic_acid

Clue #66: 91. It may be rolled out in the backyard

3-letter answer Answer: SOD
Word Help: Synonyms: sod, bugger, sodomist

Clue #67: 92. Setting for Jacques-Louis David's painting "The Death of Marat"

3-letter answer Answer: TUB
Word Help: Synonyms: bathing_tub, tub, bath

Expert Solving Strategies

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  • Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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Sunday, February 1, 2026

NYT Mini Crossword Trivia Week 1 February 01, 2026 - Daily Answers

NYT Mini Crossword Trivia Week 1 February 01, 2026 - Daily Answers

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Mini Crossword has 20 clues total. We have all the answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Puzzle

NYT Mini Crossword solutions for February 01, 2026
NYT Mini Crossword Grid - Sunday, February 01, 2026
Puzzle Statistics
Detail Information
Date February 01, 2026
Grid Size 5 x 5 squares
Total Clues 20 clues
Across Clues 10 clues
Down Clues 10 clues
Average Solve Time Under 1 minute

Today's Trivia Week {week_num} NYT Mini Crossword Grid Layout

This puzzle uses a 5 by 5 grid. That means 5 boxes across and 5 boxes down.

5x5 Crossword Grid Pattern
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Row 1     
Row 2     
Row 3     
Row 4     
Row 5     

How to Solve This Puzzle Fast

  1. Read all the clues first - your brain will start working on them
  2. Fill in the short words first (3 letters or less)
  3. Use the crossing letters to help with harder words
  4. If a clue has a question mark (?), it's probably a joke or play on words
  5. Common short words: THE, AND, ARE, FOR, NOT

Quick Facts About This Puzzle

  • Total squares in grid: 25 (5 times 5)
  • Average time to solve: Less than 1 minute
  • Best time to play: During a coffee break
  • Difficulty level: Made for everyone to enjoy

Across Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from left to right in the puzzle.

Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 82. Bit of a character?
2 Across 51. Italy's third-largest island (after Sicily and Sardinia)
3 Across 105. Never mind?
4 Across 14. Office square
5 Across 26. Prefix with business
6 Across 100. Very rude email, informally
7 Across 27. "My house, my rules"
8 Across 74. Warm winter coats
9 Across 98. Yankee great Gehrig
10 Across 62. Hailed vehicle

Hints and Answers for Across Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. Also check out these helpful guides:

1 Across: "82. Bit of a character?"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'F'
  • Word pattern: S___F

Answer:

Click to reveal SERIF

2 Across: "51. Italy's third-largest island (after Sicily and Sardinia)"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: E__A

Answer:

Click to reveal ELBA

3 Across: "105. Never mind?"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 7 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: A_____A

Answer:

Click to reveal AMNESIA

4 Across: "14. Office square"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 6 letters
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: P____T

Answer:

Click to reveal POSTIT

5 Across: "26. Prefix with business"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: A__I

Answer:

Click to reveal AGRI

6 Across: "100. Very rude email, informally"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 9 letters
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: N_______M

Answer:

Click to reveal NASTYGRAM

7 Across: "27. "My house, my rules""

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 6 letters
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: I____O

Answer:

Click to reveal ISAYSO

8 Across: "74. Warm winter coats"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 6 letters
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P____S

Answer:

Click to reveal PARKAS

9 Across: "98. Yankee great Gehrig"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'U'
  • This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal LOU

10 Across: "62. Hailed vehicle"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'B'
  • Another word like this: hack

Answer:

Click to reveal CAB

Down Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from top to bottom in the puzzle.

Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 28. Bowler's edge
2 Down 89. With zeal
3 Down 9. Department store eponym
4 Down 104. Mike or Michael in movies
5 Down 8. Like the Eid al-Fitr festival
6 Down 53. Primatologist's interest
7 Down 50. Exclamations in nurseries
8 Down 114. Co-producer of the documentary "The Beatles: Get Back"
9 Down 77. New Zealander
10 Down 95. Crack open?

Hints and Answers for Down Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. You might also like:

1 Down: "28. Bowler's edge"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: B__M

Answer:

Click to reveal BRIM

2 Down: "89. With zeal"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 7 letters
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: R_____Y

Answer:

Click to reveal RABIDLY

3 Down: "9. Department store eponym"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: M__Y

Answer:

Click to reveal MACY

4 Down: "104. Mike or Michael in movies"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: M___S

Answer:

Click to reveal MYERS

5 Down: "8. Like the Eid al-Fitr festival"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 7 letters
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'C'
  • Word pattern: I_____C

Answer:

Click to reveal ISLAMIC

6 Down: "53. Primatologist's interest"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Another word like this: copycat

Answer:

Click to reveal APE

7 Down: "50. Exclamations in nurseries"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal AWS

8 Down: "114. Co-producer of the documentary "The Beatles: Get Back""

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
  • This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal ONO

9 Down: "77. New Zealander"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: K__I

Answer:

Click to reveal KIWI

10 Down: "95. Crack open?"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 6 letters
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: Y____A

Answer:

Click to reveal YOMAMA

How to Solve the NYT Mini Crossword Faster

Here are the best tips from expert solvers:

Step-by-Step Strategy

  1. Quick Scan: Read all clues once. Your brain starts working on them right away.
  2. Easy First: Fill in the shortest words (2-3 letters). These are usually simple words like "IT" or "ON".
  3. Use Crossings: When letters cross, they help you figure out harder words.
  4. Watch for Wordplay: Clues with question marks (?) are jokes or puns.
  5. Common Words: Remember these appear often: ERA, ORE, ATE, ICE.

Letter Tips That Really Help

  • The letter E is the most common in English
  • Words ending in S are often plurals
  • If you see "___" in a clue, the answer fits those blanks exactly
  • Abbreviations in clues mean the answer is also abbreviated

Time Goals to Aim For

Your Time Skill Level What It Means
Under 30 seconds Expert You know the puzzle patterns very well!
30-60 seconds Advanced Great job! You solve quickly.
1-2 minutes Good You're doing well. Keep practicing!
Over 2 minutes Learning You'll get faster with practice.

Puzzle Numbers and Facts

Today's Puzzle by the Numbers
Total Clues: 20 clues to solve
Grid Size: 5 boxes across, 5 boxes down
Total Squares: 25 squares to fill
Average Time: Most people solve in 1 minute 3 seconds
Difficulty: Normal

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Common Questions About Trivia Week 1

When can I play the Trivia Week 1 Mini?

The Trivia Week 1 puzzle is available at 10 PM Eastern Time the night before.

How fast should I be able to solve Trivia Week 1?

Most people solve the Trivia Week 1 Mini in 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Don't worry if you take longer - speed comes with practice!

Do I need to pay to play Trivia Week 1?

No! The Trivia Week 1 NYT Mini is completely free. You don't need a subscription like the big crossword.

What makes a good Trivia Week 1 solver?

Good Trivia Week 1 solvers know common short words, can spot wordplay quickly, and use crossing letters well. Practice helps a lot!

Are the puzzles harder during Trivia Week 1?

Trivia Week 1 puzzles can vary in difficulty. Saturdays are often the hardest, while Mondays are the easiest.

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