‘NYT Mini’ Clues And Answers For Friday, February 28
Mini Crossword
In case you missed Thursday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.
Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.
The NYT Mini is a fun daily distraction that usually takes no time at all. I try to beat the standard weekday grid in less than a minute. But sometimes I can’t quite figure out one or two clues and need to reveal the answer.
To help you avoid doing that, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers (spoilers lie ahead, of course):
ACROSS
1) Italian tourist city you might be “inclined” to visit – PISA
5) Pink/orange shade – CORAL
6) Green/yellow shade – OLIVE
7) Red/pink shade – ROSE
8) Silver/gray shade – ASH
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DOWN
1) Many collared golf shirts – POLOS
2) From Dublin or Derry – IRISH
3) Command+S, on a Mac – SAVE
4) Pint at a public house – ALE
5) ___ Crawley, “Downton Abbey” countess – CORA
Mini
The puzzle is really testing your color blending abilities today as you must figure out a bunch of different shades that are almost certainly paint colors for various nurseries. I did not remember Cora Crawley as there are like a million countesses and duchesses on that show. Asking where Dublin is would be a gimmie. I did think Pisa had a Z in it, but besides that, I did okay.
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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, Feb. 28
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Feb. 28.
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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword throws a bunch of color clues at you. I blanked on nearly all of them, so had to answer the other questions in order to solve the puzzle. Need some 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.
The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Feb. 28, 2025.
1A clue: Italian tourist city you might be “inclined” to visit
Answer: PISA
5A clue: Pink/orange shade
Answer: CORAL
6A clue: Green/yellow shade
Answer: OLIVE
7A clue: Red/pink shade
Answer: ROSE
8A clue: Silver/gray shade
Answer: ASH
1D clue: Many collared golf shirts
Answer: POLO
2D clue: From Dublin or Derry
Answer: IRISH
3D clue: Command+S, on a Mac
Answer: SAVE
4D clue: Pint at a public house
Answer: ALE
5D clue: ___ Crawley, “Downton Abbey” countess
Answer: CORA
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.
