Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Nov. 11

Looking for most recent Answer to mini crosswords? Click here for today’s mini crossword clues, plus our daily answers and hints for Wordle, Strands, Connections, and Connections puzzles from The New York Times: Sports Edition.

I admit that I was perplexed by 8-Across in today’s mini crossword, but I figured out the other answers and the letters were just filled in. Need help solving it? Keep reading. And if you could use some daily solving tips and tricks, check out our mini crossword tips.

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Let’s move on to these mini crossword clues and answers.

Mini through clues and answers

1 Hint: The Villain’s Counterpart
Answer: HERO

5A clue: California Governor Newsom
Solution: GAVIN

6A clue: the house of Prada (and pasta)
Answer: ITALY

7A Clue: Shipping Company With a Purple and Orange Logo
Solution: FEDEX

8A clue: a three-point shot, in basketball jargon
Answer: TREY

Mini-clues and answers

Clue 1D: Difficult person to please
Answer: HATER

Clue 2D: Move
Solution: ESCAPE

3D Clue: The “Inside Out” Girl
Answer: RILEY

4D Clue: Deep Black Gemstone
Answer: ONIX

Clue 5D: “Today is a ___. That’s why we call it the present” (cliché)
Answer: GIFT