NYT Mini Crossword today: solutions for the puzzle on Sunday, May 18.

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

      A compact version of the New York Times' famous crossword puzzle, The Mini offers a quick and simple way to challenge your crossword skills daily in much less time (most players complete it in just over a minute). Though The Mini is smaller and more straightforward than a standard crossword, it can still be tricky. Getting stuck on a single clue could mean the difference between achieving a personal best time and an awkward solve.

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

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

      NYT Mini Crossword answers today

      New York Times

      Across

      Golf term that’s also computer hardware – CHIP

      Golf term that’s also computer hardware – DRIVE

      Screenwriter Sorkin – AARON

      Chemically nonreactive – INERT

      “Farewell!” – SEEYA

      Down

      Origami creation – CRANE

      New staff addition – HIREE

      Material used to adorn the skin of the Parthenon Athena and the statue of Zeus at Olympia – IVORY

      Five: Prefix – PENTA

      Platform for speakers – DAIS

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      If you're a fan of Wordle and Connections, you might find your next daily fixation in Puzzmo.

      If you’ve incorporated puzzle games like Wordle and Connections into your routine over the past year, another daily challenge may be on the horizon. Puzzmo is a brand-new platform that brings the experience of a newspaper puzzle page to a dynamic website accessible on various devices. Players can join the free platform today, which also offers a $40 annual subscription that unlocks bonus features including experimental games and leaderboards.

      This ambitious new initiative is a collaboration between Orta Therox and Zach Gage, a game designer known for popular mobile games such as Knotwords and Good Sudoku. This latest endeavor has been in development for years and serves as a comprehensive collection of Gage’s puzzle offerings, aiming to compete with well-known platforms like The New York Times.

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      Introducing Digits: The New Puzzle Game from The New York Times

      The New York Times has launched a new game as a follow-up to the ongoing success of Wordle, and it centers on math. Digits tasks players with adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers. You can play its beta version for free online right now.

      In Digits, players need to reach a target number using six given numbers, utilizing the four basic mathematical operations. Not every number must be used, which should challenge players' math skills as they combine numbers and formulate equations to get as close to the target number as possible.

      Players will receive a five-star rating for an exact match to the target number, a three-star rating for being within 10, and a one-star rating for getting within 25. Currently, players can access five different puzzles with progressively larger numbers. I tried today’s puzzle and found it to be a delightful math-based game that will likely attract fans of other puzzle games such as Threes or other New York Times titles, including Wordle and Spelling Bee.

      In an article introducing Digits and explaining the development process employed by The New York Times Games team, the Times mentioned that this free beta will be used to fix bugs and determine if it's suitable for a more extensive development phase “where the game is coded and designs are finalized.” So take advantage of playing Digits while it’s available, as The New York Times may discontinue the project if it doesn’t garner the response they anticipate.

      You can currently play the beta version of Digits for free on The New York Times Games website.

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      A Look Back at Wordle: The New York Times Reflects on the Phenomenon of 2022

      If you logged into Twitter exactly one year ago, you probably remember the moment your feed began to fill with gray, yellow, and green boxes. Even though it was released in 2021 and gained traction in December of that year, Wordle exploded into a cultural phenomenon in early 2022 that was hard to miss unless you muted it. It was a rare success story in gaming that appealed to a wide audience due to its straightforward design.

      Wordle’s rise was as rapid as its user growth. In late January 2022, the New York Times announced it had acquired the puzzle game from creator Josh Wardle in a low seven-figure deal that was not disclosed—an unexpected move that nearly overshadowed Sony’s announcement regarding its acquisition of Destiny 2 developer Bungie just hours earlier. This announcement sparked concern among fans, who feared that a corporate buyout of such an independent game could compromise