Here are the answers for the NYT Mini Crossword for Sept. 10.

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.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: What a phisher might try to get you to click
Answer: LINK

5A clue: “___ Copperhead,” Barbara Kingsolver novel that won a 2023 Pulitzer
Answer: DEMON

6A clue: Act melodramatically
Answer: EMOTE

7A clue: One just squeaking by?
Answer: MOUSE

8A clue: Suspicious of
Answer: ONTO

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Fruit used to treat scurvy
Answer: LEMON

2D clue: “Catch ya later!”
Answer: IMOUT

3D clue: “Quite the contrary!”
Answer: NOTSO

4D clue: Bending body part
Answer: KNEE

5D clue: Music submission to a recording studio
Answer: DEMO

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.