NYT Mini Crossword today: solutions for Wednesday, March 5.

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      Enjoy crossword puzzles but don’t have the entire day to complete a full-sized one from your daily newspaper? That’s where The Mini comes in!

      A compact version of the renowned New York Times crossword puzzle, The Mini offers a quick and straightforward way to challenge your crossword abilities every day in significantly less time (most players take just over a minute to solve the average puzzle). Although The Mini is smaller and more basic than a standard crossword, it can still present challenges. Getting stuck on a single clue can be the difference between achieving a personal best completion time and having an embarrassing solving attempt.

      As with our hints for Wordle and Connections, we’re here to assist with The Mini today if you're facing difficulties and require a bit of guidance.

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      Below are the answers for today’s NYT Mini crossword.

      NYT Mini Crossword Answers Today

      New York Times

      Across

      Moon stage, like 8-Across or 2-Down – PHASE

      Comedic actor ___ Baron Cohen – SACHA

      Change – ALTER

      See 1-Across – FULL

      Paper towel layer – PLY

      Down

      Educational TV spot, for short – PSA

      See 1-Across – HALF

      Misbehave … or malfunction – ACTUP

      Beachcomber’s keepsake – SHELL

      How nervous travelers arrive at the airport – EARLY

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      If you enjoy Wordle and Connections, Puzzmo might be your next daily fascination

      If you have incorporated puzzle games like Wordle and Connections into your routine over the past year, a new daily obsession could be on the horizon. Puzzmo is a fresh platform that transforms the concept of a newspaper puzzle page into an interactive web page that is accessible across devices. Players can register to join this free platform today, which also offers a $40 annual subscription that unlocks additional features like experimental games and leaderboards.

      This ambitious new project is a joint effort between Orta Therox and Zach Gage, a game designer noted for his mobile games such as Knotwords and Good Sudoku. His latest endeavor has been in development for several years, serving as a comprehensive hub for Gage’s puzzle collection that aims to compete with popular sites like The New York Times.

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

      The New York Times has unveiled another title for its Games catalog following the ongoing success of Wordle, and this one focuses on math. Digits challenges players to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers. You can currently play its beta version for free online.

      In Digits, players are given a target number to match. Using six numbers, they must add, subtract, multiply, or divide to get as close to the target as possible. Not all numbers need to be utilized, making this game a test of your math skills as you combine numbers and attempt to formulate the right equations to reach the target number.

      Players earn a five-star rating for an exact match with the target number, a three-star rating for being within 10 of it, and a one-star rating for being within 25 of the target number. Currently, players can also access five different puzzles with progressively larger numbers. I tried today's puzzle and found it to be an enjoyable number-based game that should attract those who enjoy puzzle games like Threes or other New York Times titles 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 use this free beta to address bugs and determine if it should proceed to a more active development phase where the game will be fully coded and designed. Therefore, play Digits while you have the chance, as The New York Times may discontinue the project if it does not elicit the desired response.

      Digits' beta is currently available for free 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 onto Twitter exactly one year ago, you likely remember the moment your feed became filled with gray, yellow, and green boxes. Although it launched in 2021 and achieved mainstream popularity in December that year, Wordle turned into a sudden cultural sensation in early 2022 that was hard to escape unless muted. It was an exceptional gaming success story that could reach a wide audience due to its simple elegance.

      Wordle’s popularity grew just as rapidly as its user base. In late January 2022, The New York Times announced it had purchased the puzzle game from its creator Josh Wardle in a deal worth a low seven figures—an unexpected move that nearly overshadowed Sony’s announcement of acquiring Destiny 2 developer Bung