A Certain Green Ogre Turns Up in the July 16 NYT Mini Crossword Answers [CNET]

It’s not easy being green, or doing the NYT Mini Crossword for July 16. So we’ve got the answers.

Hey now, you’re an all-star, get your game on, go play the New York Times Mini Crossword. You might just recognize a certain big green movie star who has a connection to that Smash Mouth song. Read on for more answers to today’s puzzle.

The Mini Crossword is far from alone in the Times’ stable of games. Our home page also always has the answers for Wordle, Connections and Strands.

Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Loud sound of a cymbal.
Answer: CRASH

6A clue: Thin and graceful.
Answer: LITHE

7A clue: Decorate (with).
Answer: ADORN

8A clue: Country in the Arab League.
Answer: YEMEN

9A clue: Shade of blue for a nursery’s ceiling, maybe.
Answer: SKY

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Potter’s material
Answer: CLAY

2D clue: ____ cymbal (drum kit part)
Answer: RIDE

3D clue: What’s the matter with them?
Answer: ATOMS

4D clue:  Ogre who asks “What are you doing in my swamp?”
Answer: SHREK

5D clue: ____ Penny, rhyming children’s story character.
Answer: HENNY

How to play more Mini Crosswords

The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. 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.