Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Thursday, March 6th
ByErik Kain
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Another day, another NYT Mini Crossword to solve! This one is brought to you by the letter ‘Z’. It also has some fun stuff from Nintendo games and Lord of the Rings. My kind of puzzle! Let’s solve it . . . .
The NYT Mini is a smaller, quicker, more digestible, bite-sized version of the larger and more challenging NYT Crossword, and unlike its larger sibling, it’s free-to-play without a subscription to The New York Times. You can play it on the web or the app, though you’ll need the app to tackle the archive.
Spoilers ahead!
1- Sound of mosquito electrocution — ZAP
4- Niche publication printed in small batches — ZINE
5- Nintendo princess — ZELDA
6- Malevolent creatures in “The Lord of the Rings” — ORCS
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7- Cry of delight — OOH
1- Zip — ZILCH
2- “No ifs, ___ or buts” — ANDS
3- Sphere in a stir fry — PEA
4- Zip — ZERO
5- What parents with toddlers might compare their household to — ZOO
Today’s Mini
This was a fun one, and probably the most words starting with the letter ‘Z’ I’ve ever seen in a Mini. I also liked that we had princess ZELDA and some Middle-earth ORCS to round things out. A lovely crossword all around that took me 1:08 today.
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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Thursday, March 6
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for March 6.
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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for March 6, 2025.
Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.\
1A clue: Sound of mosquito electrocution
Answer: ZAP
4A clue: Niche publication printed in small batches
Answer: ZINE
5A clue: Nintendo princess
Answer: ZELDA
6A clue: Malevolent creatures in “The Lord of the Rings”
Answer: ORCS
7A clue: Cry of delight
Answer: OOH
1D clue: Zip
Answer: ZILCH
2D clue: “No ifs, ___ or buts”
Answer: ANDS
3D clue: Sphere in a stir-fry
Answer: PEA
4D clue: Zip
Answer: ZERO
5D clue: What parents with toddlers might compare their household to
Answer: ZOO
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