Challenge yourself every day with a free mini version of the classic crossword puzzle. Can you solve The Mini in minutes — or seconds? Play a new puzzle every day or browse the archive.

Check out our brand new puzzles below, from Hangman to Add Up and even a Jigsaw. Of course, your favourite crosswords and sudokus are still all here for you. You can now play puzzles on the ...

Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for! A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well ...

Another day, another NYT Mini Crossword puzzle to solve. The Sunday edition of this puzzle—similar to its larger cousin—is ...

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You can play the current day's Mini Crossword for free, but you'll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.

You can play the current day's Mini Crossword for free, but you'll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.

Crossword fans have questioned the move, describing it as "maddening". Across Lite is a free program that uses the .puz format, and enables users to create and open the puzzles on a PC or Mac.