You can have up to 100 people on your leaderboard, in addition to yourself. Leaderboards are personal, so the only people you will see on your leaderboard are those you invite to join and confirm to add. Solve time is calculated the first time that you solve a puzzle.You can only view the leaderboard for the current live Mini puzzle.When a new puzzle arrives each day, the leaderboard automatically resets to reflect the new puzzle.You and your friends who play the Mini can add each other to your leaderboards to keep track of how long it takes for everyone to complete each day’s puzzle. Leaderboards is a feature available for the Mini on the New York Times Games site for Desktop and the Mobile app.

To hide the timer, navigate to the Puzzle settings (gear icon) at the top of the puzzle and turn off the Show Timer option.The timer will restart if the entire puzzle is cleared.Select the Continue button to resume puzzle play and start the timer again.Pause the time by selecting the pause button or leaving the puzzle.You can time how long it takes to solve a puzzle using the timer, which displays above the puzzle. Blue - Letters that have been confirmed with Check.Black - Letters entered in the default pen mode.The letter colors that appear in the Mini indicate the following: Deselect the pencil icon to return to the default pen mode.Select the pencil icon (so it’s highlighted) to solve in pencil mode.Letters entered in the default pen mode are black, while letters entered in pencil mode are gray.For both app and online, select the pencil icon to switch from one mode to the other. When playing the Mini, you can alternate between pen and pencil modes. Shift + Tab keys - Jump to the previous clue.Backspace (Delete on Macs) - remove words or a letter from a word.Spacebar - clear the current square and advance, toggle between Across and Down.Arrow keys - change direction within the same square, move in the direction of the arrow, jump back to the first blank in the word, or jump to the next clue.You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to play the Mini on a computer: The Mini Crossword does not have a streak feature, but you can find out more about your time statistics in the Leaderboard section below. If the board is completely filled in and you don’t receive a message, this means there is at least one incorrectly filled square.Ĭompletion of the Mini is represented with a blue star.When you solve the puzzle correctly, music will play and a congratulatory message will appear on the screen.How do I know if I’ve successfully solved the puzzle? Keep in mind that you need an active subscription to be able to play the New York Times Crossword Puzzles.The goal is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases that cross each other, by solving clues in the Across and Down columns which lead to the answers. Based on your device you will be redirected to the appropriate store where the installation will begin momentarily.

If you would like to download the New York Times Mini Crossword for your smartphone or tablet you can do so by clicking on the links given below. Please click any of the dates listed below in order to show the full answers. New York Times Mini Crossword Puzzle Answers By Date

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