If you missed Friday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:

ForbesToday’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues and Solutions for Friday September 27thFrom Kris Holt

The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword puzzle. 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.

In contrast to its bigger brother, the NYT Mini Crosswords are free to play on the New York Times website or the NYT Games app. However, you will need a NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.

The NYT Mini is a fun daily distraction that usually takes no time at all. I’m trying to beat the standard weekday grid in under a minute. But sometimes I can’t quite figure out a clue or two and have to give away the answer.

To help you avoid this, here is the NYT Mini Crossword puzzle solutions (Of course, there are spoilers ahead):

NYT Mini Crossword Clues and Solutions

ABOVE

1) Direction of Sunset – WEST

5) Uncle ___, Addams family member, played by Fred Armisen in “Wednesday” – HARD

7) Flatten out over time – PLATEAU

8) Long, slippery fish – eel

9) Piece on a coat rack – PEG

10) Wearing collars with the number of their owner -PETDOGS

12) “Wednesday” character played by Victor Dorobantu, a professional magician – THING

13) “___-haw!” – YES

DOWN

1) Roll up the dough, so to speak – PROBABLY

2) Funny suffix with “best” – EST

3) The first statement in a list of statements – STEPONE

4) Savory Chinese Cracked Shell Snack – TEAEGG

5) Group of naval ships – FLEET

6) Potentially difficult areas to vacuum – CARPET

7) Spirited Energy – PIP

11) The battery is dead – DIE

Lots of words in this puzzle today, the mini is more of a medium I would say. One that gave me trouble was TEAEGG as I don’t normally consume that. The thought of vacuuming a carpet is already stressful for me at the moment, so I knew straight away. I see we’re doing a bit of a Wednesday theme with two characters too, but they couldn’t get JENNA or ORTEGA in here. I can’t believe we have to wait three years between seasons of this show.

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