NYT Mini Crossword for today: solutions for Saturday, March 8

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      Enjoy crossword puzzles but don’t have plenty of time to tackle a full-sized one in your daily newspaper? That’s where The Mini comes in!

      The Mini is a condensed version of the New York Times’ famous crossword puzzle, offering a quick and simple way to challenge your crossword abilities daily in significantly less time (most players solve it in just over a minute). Although The Mini is smaller and easier than a regular crossword, it can still present challenges. Getting stuck on a single clue can mean the difference between achieving a personal best time and a disappointing solving effort.

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

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

      NYT Mini Crossword answers today

      New York Times

      Across

      One-for-one trades – SWAPS

      Subway stop – STATION

      With 11-Across, gathering typically attended every five years – COLLEGE

      Author of “Bel Canto” – ANN

      Additionally – TOO

      See 8-Across – REUNION

      Where to testify in court – STAND

      The “S” in iOS: Abbr. – SYS

      Down

      Mick Jagger's band, informally, with “the” – STONES

      Crunchy additions in a brownie, perhaps – WALNUTS

      Abbreviation for Georgia’s capital – ALT

      Containers for desserts that inspired the Frisbee – PIETINS

      Words repeated before “I got you” in James Brown's “I Got You” – SOGOOD

      Villainous lion in “The Lion King” – SCAR

      Fluorescent hue – NEON

      Opposite vote – NAY

      As Digital Trends' Gaming evergreen lead, Sam Hill is here to assist you in discovering your new favorite game and getting started.

      If you enjoy Wordle and Connections, Puzzmo could become your newest daily fixation.

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

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

      The New York Times has launched a new puzzle game following the continued success of Wordle — and it centers around math. Digits challenges players to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers. You can currently play its beta online for free.

      In Digits, players face a target number they must match using six available numbers through addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. Not all numbers need to be utilized, so this game will test your math skills as you combine numbers and formulate equations to reach the target number as closely as possible.

      Players earn a five-star rating for matching the target number exactly, a three-star rating for being within 10 of the target, and a one-star rating for getting within 25 of the target number. At present, players can access five different puzzles with progressively larger numbers. I completed today's puzzle and found it to be an enjoyable number-based game that should appeal to curious minds who enjoy puzzle games like Threes or other titles from The New York Times like Wordle and Spelling Bee.

      In an article announcing Digits, The New York Times shared insights into the Games team’s development process, stating that they will use this free beta to address bugs and evaluate whether it is worthwhile to transition into a more active development stage "where the game is coded and designs are finalized." So, play Digits while it’s available, as The New York Times may abandon the project if it does not receive the desired response.

      Digits' beta is now accessible for free on The New York Times Games website.

      If you logged onto Twitter a year ago, you likely remember when your feed became filled with gray, yellow, and green boxes. Although it launched in 2021 and gained popularity in December of that year, Wordle became an overnight cultural sensation in early 2022, almost impossible to avoid unless you muted it. It’s a rare success story in gaming, able to connect with a wide audience due to its straightforward design.

      Wordle's success would rapidly increase alongside its user base. In late January 2022, the New York Times disclosed it had purchased the puzzle game from creator Josh Wardle in a low-seven-figure deal