Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Nov. 16

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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

1D clue: Nurses, as a drink
Answer: SIPS

5D clue: Extremely, in California slang
Answer: HELLA

6D clue: Seasonal reason for sneezin’
Answer: POLLEN

7D clue: Course load?
Answer: GOLFBAG

8D clue: Treaty co-signers
Answer: ALLIES

9D clue: Olympic shooting sport with clay targets
Answer: SKEET

10D clue: Scores of 3, 4 and 5, typically
Answer: PARS

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Many pics taken on Snapchat
Answer: SELFIES

2D clue: “Ooookay … sure you did …”
Answer: ILLBET

3D clue: “Guilty” and “not guilty”
Answer: PLEAS

4D clue: Rocked out at karaoke night
Answer: SANG

5D clue: Give a yell
Answer: HOLLER

6D clue: Music played at a German beer garden
Answer: POLKA

7D clue: Sound in the audience during a horror film, maybe
Answer: GASP

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.