Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Feb. 22

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword is the biggest of the week, as Saturday’s always is. Today’s isn’t too tough, though 6-Across, “cutting device in a woodworking shop,” could have been many different words for tools. Need some 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.

The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times’ games collection. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition 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: Size between sm. and lg.Answer: MED

4A clue: Sharp parts of forksAnswer: TINES

6A clue: Cutting device in a woodworking shopAnswer: BANDSAW

8A clue: Louise ___, Pulitzer-winning author of “The Night Watchman” and “The Mighty Red”Answer: ERDRICH

9A clue: Faux meat option at ThanksgivingAnswer: TOFURKY

10A clue: Songs, informallyAnswer: TUNES

11A clue: Drug also called acidAnswer: LSD

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Consciously focused on the present moment

2D clue: Evasive maneuvers

3D clue: Wished for

4D clue: Kind of deck with four suits: wands, cups, swords and pentacles

5D clue: Tackles of the quarterback

6D clue: “Oh yeah? Wanna ___?”

7D clue: Preschooler’s repeated question

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.