Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Nov. 5.

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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: “More ___ you’ll ever know”
Answer: THAN

5A clue: Divine favor, in Christianity
Answer: GRACE

6A clue: Sisters who might be sitters
Answer: AUNTS

7A clue: Portly-sounding beer
Answer: STOUT

8A clue: Cool and stylish
Answer: HIP

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: “The ___ will set you free. But not until it is finished with you”: David Foster Wallace
Answer: TRUTH

2D clue: Capital of Vietnam
Answer: HANOI

3D clue: Misbehave
Answer: ACTUP

4D clue: Prepare for a new baby, say
Answer: NEST

5D clue: Fuel for some stoves
Answer: GAS

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.