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Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Need some help with today's Mini Crossword? It's the big Saturday version, so it could take some time. Read on for 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. Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword Let's get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers. Mini across clues and answers 1A clue: Ethically sourced, as some egg Answer: CAGEFREE 9A clue: Residents of Tehran Answer: IRANIANS 10A clue: Air sign? Answer: SKYWRITE 11A clue: ___ Faire (medieval-themed festival, informally) Answer: REN 12A clue: Athlete from Cleveland or the University of Virginia Answer: CAVALIER 17A clue: Kind of bathing suit Answer: ONEPIECE 18A clue: Musical whizzes Answer: MAESTROS Mini down clues and answers 1D clue: Certain gender identity Answer: CIS 2D clue: Holy object sought in the first "Indiana Jones" movie Answer: ARK 3D clue: ___ pride Answer: GAY 4D clue: Completely surrounds Answer: ENWRAPS 5D clue: Like a cozy campsite on a cool autumn night, say Answer: FIRELIT 6D clue: Washington's Mount ___, the highest peak in the Cascades Answer: RAINIER 7D clue: Sinus-treating doctor, for short Answer: ENT 8D clue: Opposite of WNW Answer: ESE 12D clue: _ _ _mon URL ending Answer: COM 13D clue: De Armas who starred in 2025's "Ballerina" Answer: ANA 14D clue: Shape of flying geese Answer: VEE 15D clue: Prefix with friendly Answer: ECO