Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers and Puzzle Help for July 17 [CNET]

Here are the answers for the NYT Mini Crossword for July 17.

The New York Times Crossword Puzzle is legendary. But if you don’t have that much time, the Mini Crossword is an entertaining substitute. The Mini Crossword is much easier than the old-school NYT Crossword, and you probably can complete it in a couple of minutes. But if you’re stuck, we’ve got the 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.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Petty coat?
Answer: FUR

4A clue: Do penance.
Answer: ATONE

7A clue: Gave in under pressure.
Answer: CAVED

8A clue: Song played during the opening credits.
Answer: THEME

9A clue: ___ Swanson, Nick Offerman’s role on “Parks and Recreation.”
Answer: RON

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: “As a matter of ___ …”
Answer: FACT

2D clue: Home of Brigham Young University.
Answer: UTAH

3D clue: Apt name for a dog who loves to run free.
Answer: ROVER

4D clue:  Pixar’s title clownfish.
Answer: NEMO

5D clue: Biblical garden.
Answer: EDEN

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.