Mini Crossword Hints Today: Answers for Oct. 14

[post_content]

Disclaimer: This article has been automatically aggregated from

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Hope you remember a certain Staples ad campaign, at least, if you want to solve 9-Across. Read on if you need help solving the puzzle today.

The Mini Crossword is a nice break from the tougher puzzles, and it takes only a fraction of the time of the vaunted, regular New York Times Crossword puzzle.

CNET publishes daily answers and hints for Wordle, The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

---

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Common parts of kids’ bedtime routines
Answer: BATHS

 6A clue: French farewell
Answer: ADIEU

7A clue: Prestigious prize
Answer: NOBEL

8A clue: Tiny creature that feeds the world’s largest creature
Answer: KRILL

9A clue: Word on a Staples button
Answer: EASY

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Chase or Wells Fargo
Answer: BANK

2D clue: Love, love, love
Answer: ADORE

3D clue: Bone below the femur
Answer: TIBIA

4D clue: Difficult shoes to run in
Answer: HEELS

5D clue: Make dirty
Answer: SULLY

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of “Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the ’70s and ’80s,” as well as “The Totally Sweet ’90s.” She’s been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She’s Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she’ll be first in line.

See full bio

for informational purposes only. We do not claim ownership, accuracy, or liability for the content provided. All rights belong to the original publisher.