In case you missed Thursday's NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:

The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.

Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you'll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.

The NYT Mini is a fun daily distraction that usually takes no time at all. I try to beat the standard weekday grid in less than a minute. But sometimes I can't quite figure out one or two clues and need to reveal the answer.

New puzzle today, and it's a total 5v5 grid, which they tend to do from time to time. I did think this was on the easy side, but there are a few tricky ones in here. The meter race ones were a bit tough and it took me until the end to get those. The rest? Less so. I also think Aloha has been a clue like five times at this point.