Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Oct. 14

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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 far from 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 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.

The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Oct. 14, 2024.

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Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Ancient sailors used them to navigate
Answer: STARS

6A clue: One traveling at the speed of flight?
Answer: PILOT

7A clue: Basketball stadium, e.g.
Answer: ARENA

8A clue: Dallasite or Houstonian
Answer: TEXAN

9A clue: Grains you'd rather not eat?
Answer: SAND

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Little fight
Answer: SPAT

2D clue: Rubber rings
Answer: TIRES

3D clue: Amazon device voice
Answer: ALEXA

4D clue: Actress Saoirse of "Lady Bird" and "Little Women"
Answer: RONAN

5D clue: Spot for witness testimony
Answer: STAND

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.