NYT Quick Crossword Solutions for Saturday, May 24: Clues and Responses
On Friday, May 23, the New York Times published a mini crossword puzzle, an abridged version of the newspaper's larger and long-standing crossword. Unlike its comprehensive sibling, the mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or its app. However, to access previous puzzles in the archives, one requires a New York Times Games subscription.
This mini crossword typically includes between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid but may expand on Saturdays. The mini crossword is a daily diversion that usually takes little time to complete. On Friday, a more extensive puzzle was presented, with clues up to #14 and seven-letter answers, which can be challenging.
The solutions for the NYT mini crossword for May 23 are as follows:
- INS
- A subscriber who opts to receive marketing emails, with "in" as the prefix
- OWENS
- Buck, the first African-American coach in Major League Baseball (1962)
- SKIN
- Refers to your epidermis
- IRONY
- Similar to the chemical element Fe
- MANY
- A large quantity or number
- ONION
- A bulb commonly found in kitchens
- INKY
- Similar to an ink-filled writing tool
- TINY
- Microscopic in size
- SLY
- Acting in a deceitful manner
- OKRA
- A green vegetable used in gumbo
- SIM
- A subscriber identity module, commonly known as a smartphone chip
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After solving the New York Times mini crossword puzzle on May 23, one might find interest in books that delve into the intricacies of language and word games. For instance, "Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players" by Stefan Fatsis and "The Everything Crossword Puzzle Book" offer entertaining insights into trivia, vocabulary, and more puzzles. Meanwhile, the New York Times mini crossword is a daily light-hearted diversion that can be found for free on their website or app, but requires a subscription for access to older puzzles.
