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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword gets a little playful with 7-Across and 3-Down. Fortunately, 3-Down is obvious, so answer that one and then the other one will become more apparent. 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: The «D» of D.J.
Answer: DISC

5A clue: Yet to tie the knot
Answer: UNWED

7A clue: Clothing material that becomes 3-Down after «doubling» a letter
Answer: SUEDE

8A clue: Like the motion of the ocean
Answer: TIDAL

9A clue: Actress Garr
Answer: TERI

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: «___ in the Wind» (Kansas classic)
Answer: DUST

2D clue: People of the Arctic
Answer: INUIT

3D clue: Stockholm resident
Answer: SWEDE

4D clue: Traditional wood for a hope chest
Answer: CEDAR

6D clue: Where one looks for lox
Answer: DELI

How to play more Mini Crosswords

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Connections: Sports Edition is kind of all over the sports map today. Hopefully you’ve got a little knowledge of a bunch of things. Read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.  

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Points in hoops.

Green group hint: Ice, ice baby.

Blue group hint: Top hitters.

Purple group hint:  A bone, for one.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Ways to score in basketball.

Green group: Areas in a hockey rink.

Blue group: Members of baseball’s 3,000-hit club.

Purple group: Things one breaks.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is ways to score in basketball. The four answers are 3-pointer, dunk, free throw and layup.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is areas in a hockey rink. The four answers are center ice, crease, neutral zone and penalty box.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is members of baseball’s 3,000-hit club. The four answers are Beltre, Brock, Musial and Speaker.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is things one breaks. The four answers are huddle, racked pool balls, record and serve.

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Wordle puzzle might stump some people but bodybuilders will get it right away. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

There are two vowels in today’s Wordle answer.

Wordle hint No. 3: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with the letter B.

Wordle hint No. 4: Anatomy

Today’s Wordle answer is a body part.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can refer to a large muscle on the upper arm.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is BICEP.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, May 11,  No. 1422, was DOWEL.

Recent Wordle answers

May 7, No. 1418: MACHO
May 8, No. 1419: BALMY
May 9, No. 1420: TRIPE
May 10, No. 1421: YEAST