These are the reported answers for the Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 NYT Mini Crossword. Nov. 12, 2025, was a Wednesday, so this page covers the 2024 Tuesday puzzle.
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 NYT Mini answers
The following fills were reported by a third-party puzzle archive. The archive’s search-result text did not provide a complete grid for independent checking, so these answers have not been confirmed here against an official completed NYT grid.
Across
- Make very thirsty: DRIES
- Greeting from someone wearing a lei and Hawaiian shirt: ALOHA
- Gives up, as a territory: CEDES
- Standing up straight: ERECT
- Add firewood to: STOKE
Down
- Walks nervously back and forth: PACES
- Like a hungry dog waiting for leftover food scraps, say: ALERT
- Event in which cowboy boots are worn: RODEO
- “___, please” (post-dining request): CHECK
- Waste maker, in a proverb: HASTE
Where to play the Mini and find past puzzles
The New York Times says the Mini is available on the NYT Games website, in the Games app, and in the News app. Subscribers can solve past Mini puzzles through the archive. According to the NYT Help Center, weekday and Saturday puzzles become available at 10 p.m. EST on the evening before their publish date. See the NYT Mini help page for play and availability details.
The NYT Crossword Archive help page says Games and All Access subscribers can download archived puzzles; other users have limited access.
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