Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sept. 8

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: Accessory for Babar, king of the elephants
Answer: CROWN

6A clue: NATO alphabet letter that’s eight past Juliet
Answer: ROMEO

7A clue: Shopping cart tally
Answer: ITEMS

8A clue: One over par
Answer: BOGEY

9A clue: Smallest animal in the Chinese zodiac
Answer: RAT

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: A mobile might hang above one
Answer: CRIB

2D clue: Palindromic helicopter part
Answer: ROTOR

3D clue: ___-3 fatty acids
Answer: OMEGA

4D clue: “No need to introduce us”
Answer: WEMET

5D clue: Like someone who’s angling for all the juicy details
Answer: NOSY

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.