Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Saturday, October 12

Answers for today's NYT Mini Crossword are just ahead.

In case you missed Friday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:

Wondering what a rolled pastry that's German for "whirlpool" is? Not sure what the area between North and South Korea is called? Don’t worry, because I'm here to help you with the answers for today's NYT Mini crossword.

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

Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.

To help you avoid getting stuck and having to reveal missing letters, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, October 12 (spoilers lie ahead, of course):

1 Across: Had sore muscles —ACHED

6 Across: Rolled pastry that's German for "whirlpool" — STRUDEL

8 Across: Setting for the 2014 film Selma — ALABAMA

9 Across: Jurisprudence — LAW

10 Across: Word, in French — MOT

11 Across: Last day for a scheduled session, say — END DATE

13 Across: Speak with pauses — STAMMER

14 Across: Woodcutting tools with arched blades — ADZES

1 Down: Home of the Braves — ATLANTA

2 Down: Crustacean in Cajun cuisine — CRAWDAD

3 Down: What 1-Down is, for Delta Airlines — HUB

4 Down: Soybeans served in the pod — EDAMAME

5 Down: Lowers in rank - -DEMOTES

6 Down: Retail activity — SALES

7 Down: "Not now!" — LATER

12 Down: Area between North and South Korea, for short — DMZ

Completed New York Times Mini crossword for Saturday, October 12.

It took me 2:50 to complete today's NYT Mini.

That’s not a horrible time for a tough Saturday grid. I only got ALABAMA, MOT and STAMMER on my first pass of the Across words. I fared better with the Downs, getting 1, 5 ,6 and 7. That meant I had the first and last letter or two for each Across clue, which made things much easier. It eventually clicked that 12 Down was DMZ, which is a good thing, because I’ve never heard of ADZES.

If you need some help with Sunday’s NYT Mini, make sure to check out my blog. Meanwhile, if you play other NYT games such as Wordle, Connections and Strands, be sure to check out Forbes Games for our guides to each daily puzzle.

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