Spoilers ahead: Here are the clues and answers for the New York Times Mini Crossword published Thursday, February 13, 2025. Its wordplay connects “Mind the gap!” with “Watch your step!”
Across clues and answers
- “___ the gap!” (advice for solving this puzzle) — MIN
- Love, in French — AMOUR
- African mammal with armorlike skin — RHINO
- Major tech company founded in San Fran, as its name suggests — CISCO
- “Watch your ___!” (advice for solving this puzzle) — STE
Down clues and answers
- Painter Chagall and podcaster Maron — MARCS
- Dramatic cry during a paintball game — IMHIT
- Distraction while working at the library, maybe — NOISE
- Sag — DROOP
- Tar Heels’ school, for short — UNC
How the wordplay fits together
The two Across entries are deliberately incomplete: 1-Across is MIN, not MIND, and 5-Across is STE, not STEP. The final P comes from 4-Down, DROOP. With the crossing letter in place, the phrases read “Mind the gap!” and “Watch your step!” Forbes writer Erik Kain described the clues as “a clue within a clue”; that is his assessment of the puzzle, not an official New York Times description.
Where to play
Forbes’ February 13, 2025 guide said The Mini could be played on the web or in the app, and that the app was needed to tackle its archive. That is a description from that date, not confirmation of current access rules.
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