Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Oct. 15

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 New York Times Crossword Puzzle is legendary. But if you don’t have that much time, Mini Crossword is a fun substitute. The Mini Crossword is much easier than the old-school NYT Crossword, and you can finish it in minutes. 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 not alone in the Times stable of games. 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: Shrimp ___ (garlicky entree)
Answer: SCAMPI

7Clues: “Wow, it’s so fun!”
Answer: OOLA

8Clues: Disney’s take on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Snow Queen”
Answer: CONFIRMED

9Clue: Paid poker hand
Answer: ANTED

Small clues and answers

1D clue: A common place to find a lost TV remote control
Answer: A sofa

2D trail: With 4-Down, a farm attraction in the autumn months
Answer: CORN

3D clues: Tons and tons
Answer: A LOT

4D Track: See 2-Down
Answer: NEVER

Clues 5D: Persuasion
Answer: PLED

Clue 6D: McKellen who played Gandalf
Answer: IAN

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.