Today's NYT Mini Crossword Clues and Solutions for Wednesday October 16th

If you missed Tuesday's NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:

ForbesToday's NYT Mini Crossword Clues and Solutions for Tuesday October 15thFrom Kris Holt

Wondering what the natural border between France and Italy is? Not sure what a suffix for “steward” or “host” might be? Don't worry because I am here to help you with the answers for today's question NYT Mini Crossword puzzle.

The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword puzzle. 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.

In contrast to its bigger brother, the NYT Mini Crossword puzzles can be played for free New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you need one NYT Game subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.

So that you don't get stuck and don't have to uncover missing letters, you can find them here NYT Mini Crossword Puzzle Answers for Wednesday, October 16 (Of course, there are spoilers ahead):

NYT Mini Crossword Clues and Solutions

Over

1 Across: WHAT FREQUENTLY CHANGES IN THIS CLUE – CASE

5 Across: Natural border between France and Italy – ALPS

6 Across: Total value displayed in a running app – MILES

7 Opposite: Embattled Mayor Adams – ERIC

8 Across: Knowledgeable person, hidden backwards in “knowledge” – WONK

Down

1 Below: Capital on the Nile – CAIRO

2 Down: Aggressive Poker Bet – ALL IN

3 Below: Small dot – BACON

4 Down: Suffix with Steward or Host – EAT

6 Down: Kitten Cry – MEOW

It cost me 0:57 to complete today's conclusion NYT Mini.

For a weekday puzzle, less than a minute is fine, but I made a few mistakes here.

I understood all the Across clues on my first playthrough, except WONK…or so I thought. It quickly became clear that my estimate of the “steps” for 6 Across was very wrong, considering that 1 Down was obviously CAIRO was. I also only figured out 4 Down when I corrected MILES, and I only got WONK by filling in the other letters.

If you need help on Thursdayis NYT Minibe sure to check out my blog. Meanwhile, if you play others NYT Games like Wordle, Connections And strandsBe sure to check out Forbes Games for our guides to every daily puzzle.