Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Friday, September 6

Answers for today's NYT Mini Crossword are just ahead.

In case you missed Thursday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:

Wondering what “bona fide” means? Not sure what valve is a drainage feature on a brass instrument? Don’t worry, because I'm here to help you with the answers for today's NYT Mini crossword.

The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.

Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.

To help you avoid getting stuck and having to reveal missing letters, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, September 6 (spoilers lie ahead, of course):

1 Across: Pioneering video game in which you slither around and eat apples - SNAKE

6 Across: Mailing alternative to a home address - PO BOX

7 Across: Grammy winner Hayes - ISAAC

8 Across: Words on a book's spine - TITLE

9 Across: Bona fide - REAL

1 Down: ___ valve (drainage feature on a brass instrument) - SPIT

2 Down: Respectful denial - NO SIR

3 Down: Subside - ABATE

4 Down: Animal whose closest living relative is the wombat - KOALA

5 Down: Microsoft's alternative to Google Sheets - EXCEL

Completed NYT Mini crossword for Friday, September 6.

It took me 1:16 to complete today's NYT Mini.

That was my slowest solve in a few days because I made a key mistake. I got SNAKE, ISAAC and REAL on my first run through the Across clues, before getting everything except ABATE on the Down words. I then filled in the blanks on the Across words, but the game informed me I had at least one letter long. It took quite a few seconds to realize that, in my haste, I had misspelled EXCEL as “Exccl.” Whoops.

That brings my current run on their NYT Mini guide to a close and I’ll be back with you in two weeks. If you need some help with Saturday’s NYT Mini, make sure to check out Paul’s blog. Meanwhile, if you play other NYT games such as Wordle, Connections and Strands, be sure to check out Forbes Games for our guides to each daily puzzle.

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