Do you still use traditional clocks to see the time? I do, and I have always been fascinated by antique clocks. Today’s NYT Mini Crossword clue, “Ones working around the clock?” presents a wordplay for you to decipher and dig the answer while thinking about time.
If you can’t find the right word for today’s NYT Mini, you can check out our hints and answers to solve it in a flash with a problem.
‘Ones working around the clock?’ NYT Oct. 22 Mini Crossword hints and answer
- Hint 1: The answer is based on a wordplay based on the word “clock.”
- Hint 2: You’d use the five-letter solution to clap, wave, and high-five.
- Hint 3: It starts with the letter “H.”
- Hint 4: The solution is something you wash often to keep it clean and avoid getting disease.
Let’s jump in and reveal the answer.
The answer to five down in the Oct. 22 New York Times Mini Crossword is “HANDS.” The clue presents a clever wordplay that misguides you by making you think about a person working overtime around the clock. However, it’s referring to clock hands, which work around the clock all day to keep you on time.
Big Ben’s clock hands are massive. The minute hand is about 14 feet (4.3 meters) long, while the hour hand measures about 9 feet (2.7 meters). Despite their size, the clock remains incredibly accurate, with its timekeeping regulated by a stack of old pennies placed on the pendulum.
‘Ones working around the clock?’ NYT Mini Crossword difficulty rating
Usually, NYT’s mini crossword wordplays are reserved for the weekends, but today, this particular cheeky clue found its place to trouble the readers and provide them with a challenge to read through the clue. If you hadn’t fallen for the misdirection of the clue and thought about it, you might’ve solved the clue yourself. So, I’d give it a four out of five for difficulty.
NYT Mini Crossword (Oct. 22) answers
Across
- 1A Tree whose 1-Down was used to make canoes and wigwams — BIRCH
- 6A Luxury brand from Honda — ACURA
- 7A Become ready to eat — RIPEN
- 8A Work, as bread dough — KNEAD
- 9A Really outstanding finds, so to speak — GEMS
Down
- 1D It’s white and papery on a 1-Across — BARK
- 2D “That’s just __ on the cake!” — ICING
- 3D Currency unit of India — RUPEE
- 4D Whipped stuff on top of a mocha latte — CREAM
- 5D Ones working around the clock? — HANDS
How to play other word games like the NYT Mini Crossword
When the NYT Mini Crossword word games feel like a tough climb, you can play the traditional crosswords at LA Times and the Washington Post to level up your word skills. However, you can also solve the Strands and Spelling Bee, a fun way to enhance your vocabulary.
