Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Feb. 7

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I find the NYT Mini Crossword super satisfying when every grid of the puzzle takes a letter, like today’s puzzle, with no blank squares. This way, if you can answer all the ACROSS clues, you’ve automatically filled in the DOWN clues, and you’re done in seconds! Need some more help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. 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, Connections: Sports Edition 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: “Be quiet!”
Answer: SHUSH

6A clue: Knight’s weapon
Answer: LANCE

7A clue: Senior figure
Answer: ELDER

8A clue: “In any ___ …”
Answer: EVENT

9A clue: Emilia ___” (2024 film with the most Oscar nominations)
Answer: PEREZ

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: What newborns do for much of the day
Answer: SLEEP

2D clue: Cut in two
Answer: HALVE

3D clue: What “U” stands for in “O/U”
Answer: UNDER

4D clue: Acting class assignment
Answer: SCENE

5D clue: Standard unit of frequency
Answer: HERTZ

How to play more Mini Crosswords

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