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Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s not too tough, but a couple stumped me at first. Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

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Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Stereotypical wearer of a letterman jacket
Answer: JOCK

5A clue: Surrounding glows
Answer: AURAS

7A clue: Eschew a heavy meal in favor of light snacks
Answer: GRAZE

8A clue: The white stuff?
Answer: SNOW

9A clue: M.M.A. fight enders, for short
Answer: KOS

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Jacksonville N.F.L. player, informally
Answer: JAG

2D clue: «But this love is ___» (Taylor Swift lyric)
Answer: OURS

3D clue: Grumbly sort
Answer: CRANK

4D clue: Instrument that buzzes
Answer: KAZOO

6D clue: Uses needle and thread
Answer: SEWS

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

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is kind of tough. As always, the purple category is extra tricky. Today, you’ll need to find hidden words inside of four other words to complete that group. (Or solve the other three, and let the purple group just solve itself.) Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

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

Yellow group hint: Yum!

Green group hint: Working hard.

Blue group hint: Taking time off.

Purple group hint: Hidden yummy words.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Little bite.

Green group: Construction equipment.

Blue group: Vacation emoji.

Purple group: Things you don’t eat that end in foods.

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

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is little bite. The four answers are canapé, finger food, hors d’oeuvre and tapa.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is construction equipment. The four answers are hard hat, ladder, nail gun and tool belt.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is vacation emoji. The four answers are airplane, luggage, palm tree and smiling face with sunglasses.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is things you don’t eat that end in foods. The four answers are copypasta, Johannesburger, knuckle sandwich and licorice pizza.

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

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition features a diverse range of categories. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can 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: Put money on one option.

Green group hint: Happenings on an NFL field.

Blue group hint: Think Billie Jean King.

Purple group hint: Not a meadow, but …

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Bet.

Green group: Pre-snap football motions.

Blue group: Tennis racket brands.

Purple group: ____ field.

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 bet. The four answers are gamble, risk, stake and wager.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is pre-snap football motions. The four answers are audible, hard count, motion and shift.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is tennis racket brands. The four answers are Babolat, Head, Prince and Wilson.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ field. The four answers are Progressive, right, Soldier and Wrigley.