NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Monday, January 27

In case you missed Sunday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:

ForbesNYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Sunday, January 26By Kris Holt

Wondering what gamblers and actors study? Not sure which wood is traditionally used to make piano keys? Don’t worry, because I’m here to help you with the answers for today’s NYT Mini crossword.

The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.

Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.

To help you avoid getting stuck and having to reveal missing letters, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Monday, January 27 (spoilers lie ahead, of course):

NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers

NYT Mini Across Answers

1 Across: Gold medalist Ledecky — KATIE

6 Across: Cellphone pop-up — ALERT

7 Across: What gamblers and actors study — LINES

8 Across: Wood traditionally used for black piano keys — EBONY

9 Across: Anger — IRE

NYT Mini Down Answers

1 Down: Salad green derived from wild mustard — KALE

2 Down: Cover story told in court — ALIBI

3 Down: Choir member — TENOR

4 Down: ___ Adler, character who outsmarted Sherlock Holmes — IRENE

5 Down: Site that dubs itself “the global marketplace for unique and creative goods” — ETSY

It took me 0:29 to complete today’s NYT Mini.

A good time, but I definitely could have been faster. The only answer I missed on the Across side was LINES. It also took me a few seconds to remember EBONY. With only one missing letter from each, the Down answers were easy enough to fill in.

I didn’t know KALE came from wild mustard! I learned something new from today’s game.

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