NYT Mini Crossword today: answers for the puzzle dated Thursday, April 17.

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      Enjoy crossword puzzles but don’t have the entire day to dedicate to a full-sized puzzle in your newspaper? That's where The Mini comes in!

      A smaller version of the New York Times’ famous crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to challenge your crossword skills daily in significantly less time (most players solve it in just over a minute). While The Mini is more compact and less complex than a standard crossword, it can still be quite challenging. Struggling with a single clue might mean the difference between achieving a personal best and a frustrating attempt.

      Similar to our hints for Wordle and Connections, we're here to assist you with The Mini if you find yourself needing help today.

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

      NYT Mini Crossword answers today

      New York Times

      Across

      Person, ___ or thing – PLACE

      Like someone you shouldn't trust with delicate items – KLUTZY

      A time to dye? – EASTER

      Dangle a carrot in front of – ENTICE

      Class for a cognitive science major, for short – PSYCH

      Down

      Activities on the agenda – PLANS

      Full of sexual desire – LUSTY

      Commonly dusty room – ATTIC

      From Prague, for example – CZECH

      Jane from classic literature – EYRE

      Not dispose of – KEEP

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

      If you have incorporated puzzle games like Wordle and Connections into your routine over the past year, 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 webpage that functions on multiple devices. Players can sign up for the free platform today, which also offers a $40 annual subscription option that unlocks additional features such as experimental games and leaderboards.

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

      The New York Times has introduced a new puzzle game to its Games catalog, following the success of Wordle — and it revolves around math. Digits requires players to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers. You can currently play its beta version for free online.

      In Digits, players must match a target number with the given six numbers by using any combination of addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division to get as close to the target as possible. Not all numbers need to be used, so this game is designed to challenge your math skills as you strategize to create the right equations to approach the target number accurately.

      Players receive 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. Additionally, players currently have access to five different puzzles with progressively larger numbers. I completed today’s puzzle and found it to be an engaging number-based game that should appeal to those who enjoy puzzle games like Threes or other New York Times titles like Wordle and Spelling Bee.

      In an article detailing Digits and the New York Times Games team's development process, The Times states that the team will utilize this free beta to identify bugs and evaluate whether it should transition into a more active development phase "where the game is coded and the designs are finalized." So, take the opportunity to play Digits while you can, as The New York Times may discontinue the project if it doesn’t receive the anticipated response.

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

      If you logged onto Twitter a year ago, you might remember when your feed began to fill with gray, yellow, and green boxes. Wordle launched in 2021 and achieved mainstream popularity in December of that same year, but it became a significant cultural phenomenon in early 2022, nearly impossible to escape unless you muted certain terms. It represented a rare gaming success story, appealing to a wide audience due to its elegant simplicity.

      Wordle’s rise was as rapid as its growing user base. In late January 2022, the New York Times announced that it had acquired the puzzle game from creator Josh Wardle for an undisclosed, low seven-figure sum — a surprising move that almost overshadowed Sony’s announcement of its acquisition of Destiny 2 developer Bungie just hours earlier. This acquisition caused concern among fans, who feared that the corporate takeover of such an independent game might compromise its essence.