The New York Times Mini Crossword for today, November 29th, has been solved. For readers who enjoy quick word puzzles, here’s a breakdown of the clues and answers.
Across Clues & Answers
- 1A: Hockey disks — Answer: PUCKS
- 6A: Signature headwear for Mr. Monopoly — Answer: TOPHAT
- 7A: Seedy establishment? — Answer: NURSERY (A play on words; a nursery can also refer to a place where illegal plants are grown)
- 8A: Bioweapon at the center of a 2001 envelope scare — Answer: ANTHRAX (Refers to the anthrax attacks following 9/11, which caused widespread panic)
- 9A: Cleverly skillful — Answer: ADROIT
- 10A: Sleeping enclosure for a pet dog — Answer: CRATE
- 11A: Picks up the tab — Answer: PAYS
Down Clues & Answers
- 1D: Play, as a film character — Answer: PORTRAY
- 2D: Ultimate consequences — Answer: UPSHOTS
- 3D: Sweetheart, in French — Answer: CHERIE
- 4D: 24-___ gold — Answer: KARAT
- 5D: River in which Achilles was dipped (except for his heel!) — Answer: STYX (Mythological reference; Achilles’ mother held him by the heel, leaving that spot vulnerable)
- 6D: Frozen landscape — Answer: TUNDRA
- 7D: Civil rights org. co-founded by W.E.B. Du Bois — Answer: NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a key organization in the American civil rights movement)
The Mini Crossword provides daily mental stimulation in a compact format. For additional puzzles, resources are available for Wordle, Strands, and Connections on CNET.
