Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Oct. 23

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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: Spice that tastes like licorice
Answer: ANISE

6A clue: Hot drink popular in the fall
Answer: CIDER

7A clue: Bendy body parts
Answer: KNEES

8A clue: Bird that, surprisingly, doesn’t have any blue pigments in its feathers
Answer: JAY

9A clue: Apple pie ___ mode
Answer: ALA

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Cutesy cry of frustration
Answer: ACK

2D clue: “Teenage Mutant ___ Turtles”
Answer: NINJA

3D clue: Best possible
Answer: IDEAL

4D clue: “Peace!”
Answer: SEEYA

5D clue: Hospital areas in medical dramas, for short
Answer: ERS

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.