NYT Mini Crossword today: solutions for Friday, February 28.

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      Enjoy crossword puzzles but lack the time to tackle a full-size puzzle found in your daily newspaper? That’s where The Mini comes in!

      A compact version of the renowned New York Times crossword, The Mini offers a fast and simple way to test your crossword abilities each day in significantly less time (most players solve it in just over a minute). Although smaller and more straightforward than a traditional crossword, it can still present challenges. Stumbling on a single clue could mean the difference between achieving your best completion time and an awkward solving experience.

      Similar to our Wordle hints and Connections hints, we're here to assist with The Mini today if you find yourself stuck and in need of some guidance.

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      Listed below are today’s answers for the NYT Mini crossword.

      NYT Mini Crossword answers today

      New York Times

      Across

      Italian tourist city you might be “inclined” to visit – PISA

      Pink/orange shade – CORAL

      Green/yellow shade – OLIVE

      Red/pink shade – ROSE

      Silver/gray shade – ASH

      Down

      Many collared golf shirts – POLOS

      From Dublin or Derry – IRISH

      Command+S, on a Mac – SAVE

      Pint at a public house – ALE

      ___ Crawley, “Downton Abbey” countess – CORA

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

      If you've incorporated puzzle games like Wordle and Connections into your routine over the past year, you may have another daily obsession on the horizon. Puzzmo is a new platform that transforms the concept of a newspaper puzzle page into a responsive web page compatible with various devices. Players can sign up for the free platform today, which also offers a $40 annual subscription option that unlocks additional features, including experimental games and leaderboards.

      This ambitious new project is a collaboration between Orta Therox and game designer Zach Gage, who has gained popularity over the years with mobile games like Knotwords and Good Sudoku. His latest project has been in development for years and serves as a comprehensive hub for Gage's puzzle catalog, aiming to compete with popular platforms like The New York Times.

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      Make way for a new puzzle game from the New York Times, following Wordle's success

      The New York Times has unveiled a new title in its Games catalog after the ongoing success of Wordle—all centered around math. Digits involves players in adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers. You can try its beta online for free right now.

      In Digits, participants are given a target number to match using six provided numbers. They can add, subtract, multiply, or divide these numbers to get as close to the target as possible. Not all numbers need to be used, making this game a true test of your math skills as you combine numbers and create equations that bring you closer to the desired figure.

      Players earn a five-star rating for matching the target number exactly, a three-star rating if they come within 10, and a one-star rating if they are within 25 of the target. Currently, players can access five different puzzles featuring increasingly large numbers as well. I completed today's puzzle and found it to be an enjoyable math-based game that should attract curious minds who appreciate puzzle games like Threes or other New York Times offerings such as Wordle and Spelling Bee.

      In an article revealing Digits and explaining the process of game development by The New York Times Games team, The Times shared that the team will utilize this free beta phase to address bugs and evaluate if it should proceed into a more active development stage "where the game is coded and the designs are finalized." Therefore, make sure to play Digits while you can, as The New York Times may abandon the project if it does not receive the anticipated response.

      Digits' beta can be played for free now on The New York Times Games website.

      Wordle’s remarkable year: New York Times analyzes the phenomenon's significant 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 was launched in 2021 and gained widespread popularity that December, Wordle became an instant cultural phenomenon in early 2022, becoming unavoidable unless you muted certain words. It was a unique success story in gaming, appealing to a broad audience thanks to its user-friendly simplicity.

      Wordle's popularity soared along with its user base. In late January 2022, the New York Times announced it had purchased 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