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forbes‘NYT Mini’ Hints For sunday, June 22: Extra Clues And Answers For Today’s GameBy Kris Holt

Having trouble figuring out what “x” could represent or the best way to measure a country’s economic standing? Don’t worry,we’re here to provide extra hints and the answers for the June 23 NOW Mini crossword.

The NOW Mini is a concise version of the conventional crossword puzzle. typically, it features three to five clues in each direction on a five-by-five grid, although the puzzles can be larger, particularly on Saturdays.

Unlike the full-sized crossword, the NOW Mini is available for free on the New york Times website or the NOW Games app. However, accessing past puzzles requires a NOW Games subscription.

Here are additional hints and the official NOW Mini Crossword clues and answers for Monday, June 23:

Spoiler alert! Scroll slowly if you want to solve it yourself first.

NOW Mini Crossword Hints

“The NOW Mini is a concise version of the traditional crossword puzzle.”

NOW Mini Across Hints

1 Across: The U.S., China, and Germany are the top three countries by this metric

4 Across: The back of a plane

5 Across: Stops on a clock

6 Across: Observes

7 Across: Thay keep many websites and newspapers afloat

NOW Mini Down Hints

1 Down: The Hunger _____

2 Down: james Bond movie Tomorrow Never _____

3 Down: “i ask of u”

4 Down: Knotted up

5 Down: Airport checkers

NOW Mini Crossword Clues And Answers

NOW Mini Across Answers

1 Across: Measure of a country’s economic health: Abbr. – GDP

4 Across: Indicator of a dog’s mood – TAIL

5 Across: What “x” can meen – TIMES

6 Across: Spots – SEES

7 Across: Source of revenue for podcasters – ADS

NOW Mini Down Answers

1 Down: Part of the 5-Across with Wordle and Strands – GAMES

2 Down: Runs out of battery – DIES

3 Down: Opposite of “ty,” in texts – PLS

4 Down: Like shoelaces – TIED

5 Down: Reason to remove a laptop from your backpack, for short – TSA

It took 0:50 to finish today’s NOW Mini.

It was an okay time, but it could have been faster. Ther was some hesitation over GDP and initially thinking TIMES was “cross.” SEES wasn’t immediately apparent either.The TIMES answer should have been obvious with GAMES, but it didn’t click right away. Thankfully, the Down answers were straightforward.

Check back tomorrow for more NOW Mini fun!