Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 30 [CNET]

Here are the answers for the NYT Mini Crossword for July 30.

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: “Style, charm or attractiveness,” per a modern coinage.
Answer: RIZZ

5A clue: Close bud.
Answer: HOMIE

6A clue: Black cats and red moons, supposedly.
Answer: OMENS

7A clue: Make a face, say.
Answer: REACT

8A clue: Prefix with fat or fiction.
Answer: NON

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Title Shakespeare role for a young DiCaprio.
Answer: ROMEO

2D clue: “That is to say …”
Answer: IMEAN

3D clue: Chemical element found in many immune-boosting supplements.
Answer: ZINC

4D clue: Finely grate, as a lemon peel.
Answer: ZEST

5D clue: Car’s noisemaker.
Answer: HORN

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.