Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Feb. 1

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I completed today’s NYT Mini Crossword, but the puzzle told me at least one letter was amiss. I went over all the answers, and they all fit. Turned out I was using the present tense of a word that could answer 10-Across, and the puzzle wanted the past tense. I fixed one letter, and all was well. 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.

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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: Computing platform?
Answer: DESK

5A clue: Campanelle is a bell-shaped variety of this
Answer: PASTA

6A clue: Daly of “Today”
Answer: CARSON

7A clue: Kickstarter supporters
Answer: BACKERS

8A clue: Landlocked neighbor of Georgia and Azerbaijan
Answer: ARMENIA

9A clue: Sneaks a peek
Answer: GLANCES

10A clue: Had a feeling about
Answer: SENSED

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Grows dim
Answer: DARKENS

2D clue: Magazine whose 50th anniversary issue featured Naomi Campbell on the cover
Answer: ESSENCE

3D clue: Legendary, as one’s past
Answer: STORIED

4D clue: State school whose students chant “Rock Chalk, Jayhawk!”
Answer: KANSAS

5D clue: Pellet-chomping arcade character
Answer: PACMAN

6D clue: Eric ___, author of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
Answer: CARLE

7D clue: Items strapped to a golf cart
Answer: BAGS

How to play more Mini Crosswords

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