ForbesToday’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Tuesday, July 8thBy Erik Kain

I’m a bit delayed with this NYT Mini Crossword guide since the puzzles are only available to play at 7pm PT the evening before, and that happened to be the exact time my son and I attended an early screening of the new Superman movie! It's all about timing. The good news is that a review of James Gunn’s film will appear on this blog shortly.

The NYT Mini offers a smaller, quicker, more manageable version of the larger and tougher NYT Crossword. Unlike its bigger counterpart, it can be played for free without a subscription to The New York Times. You can access it via the web or through the app, although the archive requires the app for access.

Spoilers ahead!

How To Solve Today’s Mini Crossword

Before diving into the answers, here’s the starting letter for each word in today’s puzzle.

Across

1A. Subsides like the tide – E

5A. Leggings lead-in to “l(fā)emon” – L

6A. Poet Robert with a "cool" last name – F

8A. Manhattan neighborhood near the East Village – N

9A. Quick joyride – S

Down

1D. Fairylike figure of folklore – E

2D. Poet Robert with a "hot" last name – L

3D. Weakly hit fly ball – B

4D. Food made using a bamboo mat known as a “makisu” – S

7D. Quite the heavy weight – O

Now for the answers! Be warned — spoilers follow!

Across

1A. Subsides like the tide – EBBS

5A. Leggings lead-in to “l(fā)emon” – LULU

6A. Poet Robert with a "cool" last name – FROST

8A. Manhattan neighborhood near the East Village – NOHO

9A. Quick joyride – SPIN

Down

1D. Fairylike figure of folklore – ELF

2D. Poet Robert with a "hot" last name – LOWELL

3D. Weakly hit fly ball – BLOOP

4D. Food made using a bamboo mat known as a “makisu” – SUSHI

7D. Quite the heavy weight – OAF

I got off to a solid start solving this one, quickly figuring out EBBS, LULU, and FROST while also filling in ELF along the way. FROST isn't exactly “hot,” but it was the first Robert poet that came to mind, and it fit. At 2-Down, another “hot” Robert clue threw me off momentarily until I realized it was Robert LOWELL, which makes more sense in context. I knew SUSHI right away, but my lack of baseball knowledge held me back from getting BLOOP until after I filled in NOHO and SPIN. I did make a mistake by typing NOHH, which messed up TON and confused me briefly. My total time was 1:20.

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