The Eyes Have It for the NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 23 [CNET]

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The New York Times Mini Crossword is usually pretty simple, but 3 Down was tricky for me today. Eye think you’ll get it, though. Read on for more answers.

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.

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NYT Mini Crossword Puzzle completed for July 23, 2024.

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Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Food that fills both blanks of “___ce of ___”
Answer: PIE

4A clue: Wide display.
Answer: ARRAY

6A clue: Quintessentially boring color.
Answer: BEIGE

7A clue: Founder of Amazon.
Answer: BEZOS

8A clue: Type of beer.
Answer: ALE

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Game show contestant’s hope.
Answer: PRIZE

2D clue: “Othello” villain.
Answer: IAGO

3D clue: They’re never open 24/7.
Answer: EYES

4D clue: “Mamma Mia!” group.
Answer: ABBA

5D clue: Film spool
Answer: REEL

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.