Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Nov. 17 – CNET

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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. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

The Mini Crossword is just 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 hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Someone for whom a velvet rope may be lifted, in brief
Answer: VIP

4A clue: Workplace with pickaxes
Answer: MINE

5A clue: Puff piece?
Answer: CIGAR

6A clue: Lose a staring contest
Answer: BLINK

7A clue: Parts of Crocs that say “crocs” on them
Answer: SOLES

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Candlelight ceremony
Answer: VIGILS

2D clue: Totally harebrained
Answer: INANE

3D clue: Company car and a free gym membership, for example
Answer: PERKS

4D clue: Venus de ___ (sculpture)
Answer: MILO

5D clue: “60 Minutes” network
Answer: CBS

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.