Daily Mini Crossword (New York Post)

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A free mini crossword from the New York Post, new every day.

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on nypost.com

Illustration with the words Mini Word Cross on crossword tiles, a New York Post mug and people with pencils

The New York Post's Daily Mini Crossword is a small grid you can finish in a few minutes. Each puzzle is dated and published on New York time, so everyone gets the same one that day. A date picker shows the last week of puzzles.

About Daily Mini Crossword (New York Post)

The Daily Mini sits among the free games on nypost.com, next to the paper's full Daily Crossword, its word puzzles and the Headline Hunters front-page game. The puzzle opens in an embedded crossword player with a date picker, where each grid is labelled with its day, for example Fri, Oct 2, 2026.

The puzzles are published on America/New_York time, so a new grid appears at midnight Eastern for everyone. The date picker lists the past seven days, which makes it easy to catch up on a few missed minis in one go. Recent puzzles in the picker are credited to Sowmya Ramkumar and edited by John Lieb.

Like most minis it has short answers, plain clues and a timer, and you can check or reveal letters if you get stuck. There is no account to create and the game is free, with ads on the page.

It suits commuters and anyone who wants a quick crossword warm-up before tackling a full-size grid.

How to play Daily Mini Crossword (New York Post)

Open the Daily Mini Crossword on nypost.com and pick today's date in the picker.
Click a square or clue and type your answer.
Move between Across and Down clues with the arrow keys or by clicking.
Use check or reveal if a letter will not come.
Finish the grid; come back after midnight Eastern for the next one.

Tips

Solve the short fill-in-the-blank clues first; they unlock crossings quickly.
In a small grid every letter is crossed, so test guesses against the other direction.
Use the date picker to play the last week's minis if you missed a day.