NYT Mini Crossword for today: solutions for Saturday, March 15.

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      Enjoy crossword puzzles but lack the time to tackle a full-sized one from your daily newspaper? That's where The Mini comes in!

      A smaller, bite-sized version of the New York Times’ famous crossword puzzle, The Mini offers a quick and easy way to challenge your crossword skills daily, requiring much less time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to complete). While The Mini is more straightforward than a regular crossword, it can still pose challenges. Failing to solve a single clue can mean the difference between achieving a personal best time and an embarrassing attempt.

      Similar to our hints for Wordle and Connections, we’re here to assist you with The Mini today if you’re feeling stuck and require some help.

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

      NYT Mini Crossword answers today

      New York Times

      Across

      Hamburger meat, typically – BEEF

      Unit in photography … or what a photograph might go in – FRAME

      Pens a letter to – WRITES

      Table manners? – WAITERS

      Famed short story writer behind “The Gift of the Magi” – OHENRY

      “Time is ___” – MONEY

      Model in an anatomy classroom – BODY

      Down

      Spears who sang “Womanizer” – BRITNEY

      Restaurant – EATERY

      Gritty material on a nail file – EMERY

      Admit the truth, with “up” – FESS

      Someone added on Facebook – FRIEND

      “Whoopee!” – WAHOO

      Gestation station – WOMB

      As Digital Trends' Gaming evergreen lead, Sam Hill is available to help you discover your next favorite game and jump right in.

      NYT Spelling Bee: answers for Friday, May 10

      Are you a fan of the New York Times' games? So are we, and Spelling Bee is one of our top choices. But like any other NYT game—Wordle, Connections, Strands, and The Mini—we occasionally find it difficult to complete.

      If you're having trouble with today's Spelling Bee, we’re here to assist. Check out the article below for a refresher on how to play the game and a list of all the potential words you could spell today.

      How to play Spelling Bee

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      If you enjoy Wordle and Connections, Puzzmo may become your next daily addiction

      If you’ve incorporated puzzle games such as Wordle and Connections into your routine recently, you might be on the verge of discovering another daily obsession. Puzzmo is a new platform that transforms the concept of a newspaper puzzle page into a responsive web page that functions across devices. Players can sign up today for the free platform, which also offers a $40 annual subscription that unlocks bonus features like experimental games and leaderboards.

      This ambitious new project is a collaboration between Orta Therox and Zach Gage, a game designer who has gained recognition over the years with mobile titles like Knotwords and Good Sudoku. His latest endeavor has been in development for several years, functioning as a comprehensive catalog of Gage’s puzzles, aiming to surpass popular outlets like The New York Times at their own game.

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

      The New York Times has launched its next game in the catalog, following the ongoing success of Wordle—and this one is focused on math. Digits challenges players to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with numbers. You can currently play its beta for free online.

      In Digits, players are given a target number to match. They receive six numbers and can add, subtract, multiply, or divide them to get as close to the target as possible. Not all numbers need to be used, making this game a great test of math skills as players combine numbers and formulate the right equations to reach the target number.

      Players will receive a five-star rating for matching the target number exactly, a three-star rating for landing within 10 of the target, and a one-star rating for being within 25 of the target number. Currently, players can also engage with five different puzzles featuring increasingly larger numbers. I completed today’s puzzle and found it to be an enjoyable numbers-based game that should attract those curious minds who appreciate puzzle games like Threes or other New York Times titles like Wordle and Spelling Bee.

      In an article introducing Digits and elaborating on The New York Times Games team’s development process, The Times mentions that the team will utilize this free beta phase to identify bugs and evaluate whether it warrants transitioning into a more active development stage "where the game is coded and the designs are finalized." So, enjoy playing Digits while you can, as The New York Times may decide to abandon the project if it doesn't elicit the expected response.

      The beta for Digits is currently available for free on The New York Times Games