Today’s NYT Mini Crossword answers for December 13

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword the answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword clues, as well as our daily answers and hints for the New York Times Wordle, Strands and Connections puzzle.

The Mini Crossword revealed clues in central New York today. If you don’t take the subway, and you’re not familiar with some famous NYC hotel, you might make some mistakes. But if you’re stuck, we’ve got the answers. And if you can use the hints and tips to solve every day, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

Mini Crossword is one of many games in the Times games collection. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle tips page.

Read more: Tips and tricks for solving the New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s find those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1 Clue: Spread out like human fingers
Answer: PLAY

6 Clue: A long cloud of smoke
Answer: PLUME

7A clue: Subway fares
Answer: MONEY

8Hint: A type of garden with a bonsai tree
Answer: ZEN

9 Clue: “I can ___…”
Answer: ADD

Small clues and answers

1D trail: A bottle of Hawaiian Tropic, in a nutshell
Answer: SPF

2D clue: The New York hotel featured in “Home Alone 2,” and “the”
Answer: PLAZA

3D clue: Lured by bait
Answer: LURED

4D Track: Transform, like Constitution
Answer: AMEND

5D clue: Answer about 3.6% of Harvard applicants for the class of 2028
Answer: YES

How to play multiple Mini Crosswords

The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for everyone to play. You can play today’s Mini Crossword for free, but you’ll need to register in the Times Games section to play old puzzles from the archives.