Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for September 11

The New York Times Crossword is legendary. But if you don't have that much time, the Mini Crossword is a fun alternative. The Mini Crossword is much easier than the old-fashioned NYT Crossword, and you can probably solve it in a couple of minutes. But if you get stuck, we have the answers. And if you need some hints and guidance on solving daily, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

The Mini Crossword is far from the Times' only game. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Strands answers, you can visit CNET's NYT puzzle clues page.

Read more: Tips and tricks for solving the New York Times Mini Crossword

Let's look at the clues and answers to the mini crossword puzzle.

Mini-Across hints and answers

1A note: “You are awesome!” to a drag queen
Answer: WORK

5A Note: “The same here”
Answer: SODOI

6A Note: “Whistle” or “Pump” instrument
Answer: ORGAN

7A Clue: Ran away from the crime scene
Answer: FLED

8A Note: When listening to podcasts, things are often skipped
Answer: SHOW

Mini-Down Clues and Answers

1D Clue: New York ___, newspaper that published the first crossword puzzle (1913)
Answer: WORLD

2D hint: A cube has 12 of them
Answer: EDGES

3D hint: The Beatles sang about a long and winding
Answer: STREET

4D clue: Family members, together
Answer: KIN

5D hint: Room for a couch potato
Answer: SOFA

How to play more mini crossword puzzles

The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free to play for everyone. The current Mini Crossword is free to play, but to play older puzzles from the archives, you will need a subscription to the Times Games section.