NYT Mini Crossword for today: solutions for Tuesday, February 25.

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      If you enjoy crossword puzzles but lack the time to complete a full-sized one in your daily newspaper, then The Mini is perfect for you! This compact version of the New York Times’ famous crossword allows you to quickly and easily challenge your crossword skills on a daily basis, usually taking players just over a minute to solve. Although The Mini is smaller and simpler than a standard crossword, it can still present challenges. Getting stuck on a particular clue might mean the difference between setting a personal best and an awkward solving experience. Just like our hints for Wordle and Connections, we’re here to assist you with The Mini today if you find yourself in need of some guidance.

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      Here are the answers for today's NYT Mini crossword.

      NYT Mini Crossword answers today

      New York Times

      Across

      Word that can follow “belly of the” or “nature of the” – BEAST

      Coffee order with a frothy top – LATTE

      Ann ___, Mich. – ARBOR

      Night lights? – STARS

      You might have a lot of it on your hands, if you’re a chef – THYME

      Down

      Really fun time – BLAST

      Our world – EARTH

      Held in check – ATBAY

      Subject of a winter weather warning – STORM

      Abruptly worded – TERSE

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      If you enjoy Wordle and Connections, Puzzmo might become your new daily obsession.

      If you've included puzzle games like Wordle and Connections in your routine lately, there's a new daily obsession on the horizon. Puzzmo is a fresh platform that brings the essence of a newspaper puzzle page to a responsive website accessible on multiple devices. Players can easily sign up for this free platform today, which also offers a $40 annual subscription that unlocks bonus features like experimental games and leaderboards. This ambitious new venture is a collaboration between Orta Therox and Zach Gage, a game designer known for popular mobile titles like Knotwords and Good Sudoku. Gage's newest project has been in development for several years, aiming to serve as a central hub for his puzzle offerings and challenge popular outlets like The New York Times in their own arena.

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      Move over, Wordle: The New York Times has a new puzzle game

      The New York Times has rolled out its next title in the Games catalog following Wordle's sustained success, and it revolves around math. Digits invites players to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers. You can currently try its beta version for free online.

      In Digits, players must match a target number using six available numbers with the freedom to add, subtract, multiply, or divide them to get as close to the target as possible. Not all provided numbers need to be utilized, presenting a challenge as players combine them to form the right equations. Players earn a five-star rating for matching the target number exactly, a three-star rating if they are within 10, and a one-star rating if they get within 25 of the target number. Presently, players can tackle five different puzzles featuring increasingly larger numbers. I completed today's puzzle and found it to be an enjoyable number-based challenge that should appeal to those who enjoy puzzle games like Threes or other titles from The New York Times such as Wordle and Spelling Bee.

      In an article introducing Digits and explaining The New York Times Games team's development process, The Times states that the team will leverage this free beta to address bugs and determine if it warrants transitioning into a more active development phase where coding and design fine-tuning takes place. Play Digits while it's available, as The New York Times may discontinue the project if it doesn't receive the anticipated response.

      Digits' beta is available to play for free now on The New York Times Games' website.

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      Wordle’s wild year: New York Times breaks down the phenomenon’s big 2022

      If you logged into Twitter exactly one year ago, you likely remember when your feed began filling up with gray, yellow, and green boxes. Although it launched in 2021 and gained popularity that December, Wordle transformed into a cultural sensation in early 2022, becoming inescapable outside of a muted words list. It was an exceptional success story in gaming, capable of captivating a wide audience due to its elegant simplicity.

      Wordle's success escalated along with its user base. In late January 2022, the New York Times announced it had acquired the puzzle game from its creator Josh Wardle in an undisclosed, low-seven-figure deal—an unexpected move that nearly overshadowed Sony's announcement of acquiring Destiny 2 developer Bungie just hours earlier. This acquisition raised concerns among fans, who worried that a corporate takeover of such an independent game could