ForbesToday’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Saturday, June 14thBy Erik Kain

It's Father’s Day today, but don’t expect the Mini Crossword to reflect that in any significant way. Consider that your first hint: There are no Father’s Day-related words in this puzzle. Anyway, it’s not Sunday yet and I’m sure you’ve got plenty of preparations for family activities, so I’ll keep this short. Let’s get solving!

The NYT Mini is a more compact and accessible version of the larger, more challenging NYT Crossword. Unlike the standard crossword, the Mini can be played for free without a New York Times subscription. You can access it via the web or through the app, though the latter is required if you want to play past puzzles.

Spoilers ahead! Here’s the first letter of each word.

Across

1A. Long, drawn-out story — starts with S

5A. With 6-Down, become hopelessly infatuated — starts with C

7A. Unsettled feeling — starts with A

8A. Back tooth — starts with M

9A. Passionate student, perhaps — starts with N

Down

1D. A text saying "Congratulations! You’ve won a $1,000 gift card,” usually — starts with S

2D. Element between chlorine and potassium on the periodic table — starts with A

3D. Craftiness — starts with G

4D. "___ Is Born" (film) — starts with A

6D. See 5-Across — starts with H

Spoilers ahead! Here are all the answers.

Across

1A. Long, drawn-out story — SAGA

5A. With 6-Down, become hopelessly infatuated — CRUSH

7A. Unsettled feeling — AGITA

8A. Back tooth — MOLAR

9A. Passionate student, perhaps — NERD

Down

1D. A text saying "Congratulations! You’ve won a $1,000 gift card,” usually — SCAM

2D. Element between chlorine and potassium on the periodic table — ARGON

3D. Craftiness — GUILE

4D. "___ Is Born" (film) — A STAR

6D. See 5-Across — HARD

Here are all the words on the grid:

This puzzle was slightly easier than yesterday’s, though 5-Across and 6-Down were a bit tough due to vague clues. I wasn’t very familiar with AGITA either—agitate yes, but AGITA? Fortunately, other clues helped me piece it together. My biggest mistake came at 1-Down, where I initially typed SPAM instead of SCAM, but eventually figured it out. After all, PRUSH definitely isn't a word meaning “hopelessly infatuated.” The whole thing took me 2 minutes and 5 seconds.

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