Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, Dec. 8

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands and Connections puzzles.

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The New York Times Crossword Puzzle is legendary. But if you don’t have that much time, the Mini Crossword is an entertaining substitute. The Mini Crossword is much easier than the old-school NYT Crossword, and you probably can complete it in a couple of minutes. But if you’re stuck, we’ve got the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times’ games collection. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Watering can feature
Answer: SPOUT

5A clue: “A Bar Song (___)” (2024 #1 hit by Shaboozey)
Answer: TIPSY

7A clue: Deplete, as a resource
Answer: USEUP

8A clue: Handrail in a ballet studio
Answer: BARRE

9A clue: Fasteners that click
Answer: SNAPS

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Incomplete Wikipedia entries
Answer: STUBS

2D clue: Italian resident near the Leaning Tower
Answer: PISAN

3D clue: Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” for one
Answer: OPERA

4D clue: Seize by force
Answer: USURP

5D clue: Uses a keyboard
Answer: TYPES

How to play more Mini Crosswords

The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day’s Mini Crossword for free, but you’ll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.