Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sept. 29

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.

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 far from alone in the Times’ stable of games. 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: Politician whose last name sounds like 1-Down (and not like a dance!)
Answer: WALZ

5A clue: ___ Hawkins dance
Answer: SADIE

6A clue: The person I used to be, self-descriptively
Answer: OLDME

7A clue: Botches
Answer: FLUBS

8A clue: Egyptian snakes
Answer: ASPS

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: See 1-Across
Answer: WALLS

2D clue: Make sense, so to speak
Answer: ADDUP

3D clue: Arms or legs … or branches
Answer: LIMBS

4D clue: Features of puzzles, blizzards and jazz
Answer: ZEES

5D clue: Spot to sleep when you’re in the doghouse
Answer: SOFA

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.