Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Oct. 22

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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 just one of many games in the Times’ games collection. 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: Tree whose 1-Down was used to make canoes and wigwams
Answer: BIRCH

6A clue: Luxury brand from Honda
Answer: ACURA

7A clue: Become ready to eat
Answer: RIPEN

8A clue: Work, as bread dough
Answer: KNEAD

9A clue: Really outstanding finds, so to speak
Answer: GEMS

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: It’s white and papery on a 1-Across
Answer: BARK

2D clue: “That’s just ___ on the cake!”
Answer: ICING

3D clue: Currency unit of India
Answer: RUPEE

4D clue: Whipped stuff on top of a mocha latte
Answer: CREAM

5D clue: Ones working around the clock?
Answer: HANDS

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.