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44Abbreviations

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Play Off Minis — Complete Answer List

This page covers the Play Off Minis bonus pack from Daily Themed Crossword — 384 clues with every answer listed. Packs sit outside the daily calendar: they stay in the app permanently and are built around a single subject rather than a single date, so you can work through one at your own pace instead of racing a midnight reset.

At 384 clues this pack is larger than the average pack, which runs to about 290. The longest answer is SLAMBALL at 8 letters. Note the clue flags as you read: 44 clues here end in "Abbr.", so those answers are shortened forms, and 30 carry a "wds." marker, meaning the answer is several words run together without spaces.

Clues appear below in the order the game gives them, so you can scroll to roughly where you are stuck rather than hunting the whole list. The pack index holds all 202 sets, and if your puzzle is dated rather than themed it will be in the daily archive or the mini archive instead.

Answers 1–120

Play Off Minis — Clues 1 to 120

#	Clue	Answer	Letters
#1	Big guzzlers	Show answer	4
#2	Skips	Show answer	5
#3	U.S.N. officers Abbr.	Show answer	3
#4	American swimmer Michael ___ who has won 23 Olympic gold medals	Show answer	6
#5	Very in Spanish	Show answer	3
#6	Eeew!	Show answer	3
#7	Stock market debuts Abbr.	Show answer	4
#8	American gymnast ___ Biles who has won four Olympic gold medals at a single Games	Show answer	6
#9	TVs The Joe ___ Show	Show answer	5
#10	See you ___	Show answer	5
#11	Marilyn Monroe starrer Some ___ Hot 2 wds.	Show answer	6
#12	Lions meal	Show answer	4
#13	American tennis player ___ Williams who has won 4 Olympic gold medals	Show answer	5
#14	Treads heavily	Show answer	6
#15	Please respond initials on an e-invite Abbr.	Show answer	4
#16	Farm member	Show answer	3
#17	Nourished	Show answer	3
#18	Telegraphed	Show answer	4
#19	Its a long story	Show answer	4
#20	Tiny red marchers	Show answer	4
#21	Wee bit	Show answer	3
#22	Social networking service you can use to send and view 15-second videos	Show answer	4
#23	National sport of Argentina which combines elements of basketball and polo	Show answer	4
#24	Sport in which one races in a sled on ice	Show answer	4
#25	___ of bread (bakery purchase)	Show answer	4
#26	Announcement notice initials Abbr.	Show answer	4
#27	Narrow street	Show answer	4
#28	Sport which is a variant of basketball thats played with trampolines	Show answer	8
#29	Locations with hot springs for e.g.	Show answer	4
#30	Confucian path	Show answer	3
#31	Bar bill	Show answer	3
#32	Sport which is a variant of baseball thats played with a larger ball	Show answer	8
#33	___ service (type of news agency)	Show answer	4
#34	Match ___ in heaven	Show answer	4
#35	Former speed skater Johann ___ Koss who won four Olympic golds	Show answer	4
#36	He ___ of his belongings behind thinking he would come back in a few weeks. 2 wds.	Show answer	8
#37	12th month of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar	Show answer	4
#38	Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee ___ Knievel	Show answer	4
#39	Former athlete ___ Lewis who has won nine Olympic gold medals	Show answer	4
#40	Inter ___ (among other things)	Show answer	4
#41	Sprint or marathon for e.g.	Show answer	4
#42	Vessels with oars	Show answer	8
#43	Modern martial art and an Olympic sport which lends some of its techniques to Brazilian Jiu-jitsu	Show answer	4
#44	Henry Howards ___ so all things now do hold their peace	Show answer	4
#45	___ Mahal India	Show answer	3
#46	Pro ___ (for the time being)	Show answer	3
#47	Tests for future judges Abbr.	Show answer	5
#48	What a sunscreen is supposed to prevent	Show answer	3
#49	At the right time 2 wds.	Show answer	5
#50	What if ___ not need your help? 2 wds.	Show answer	3
#51	TLCs Say ___ to the Dress	Show answer	3
#52	Same old grind	Show answer	3
#53	Old electronics giant Abbr.	Show answer	3
#54	___ brothers Americas famous basketball siblings and sons of former basketball player Dell	Show answer	5
#55	Red ___	Show answer	3
#56	Branch of biology which studies any organism in relation to its environment Abbr.	Show answer	4
#57	Judge Joseph ___ from The Peoples Court	Show answer	6
#58	Me and ___ and the Dying Girl	Show answer	4
#59	___ brothers Americas famous baseball siblings who were teammates with the Braves and Padres	Show answer	5
#60	Interview format for e.g. 3 wds.	Show answer	5
#61	Shade of the sea	Show answer	4
#62	Look forward to	Show answer	5
#63	Already-watched episodes	Show answer	6
#64	___ brothers U.Ks famous tennis siblings and Grand Slam title holders	Show answer	6
#65	Rocky hill	Show answer	3
#66	Provocative dance move	Show answer	5
#67	Before in poetry	Show answer	3
#68	___ brothers New Zealands famous rugby siblings who have both played Sevens for their home country	Show answer	5
#69	On-screen Iron Lady ___ Streep	Show answer	5
#70	Thundering as a stadium crowd	Show answer	5
#71	Cooking spray	Show answer	3
#72	Jordans city where Al-Khazneh is located	Show answer	5
#73	Capital of Azerbaijan	Show answer	4
#74	Ariels father in The Little Mermaid for e.g.	Show answer	6
#75	...But ___ got silver in the stars and gold in the mornin sun...	Show answer	3
#76	Subject for those preparing for 29a	Show answer	3
#77	Scale a mountain for e.g.	Show answer	5
#78	Winter hours in Chicago Abbr.	Show answer	3
#79	Put money on a race	Show answer	3
#80	Sparkly ear dots?	Show answer	5
#81	Ice-cream holder	Show answer	3
#82	Air inhaling unit	Show answer	7
#83	Final race for e.g. Abbr.	Show answer	3
#84	Formula ___ single-seater auto racing that consists of races known as Grand Prix	Show answer	3
#85	A in N.A.T.O Abbr.	Show answer	3
#86	___ 500 which is the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series motor race held annually in Florida	Show answer	7
#87	Vito Corleones title	Show answer	3
#88	Sign up for the military say	Show answer	6
#89	___ France annual male bicycle race consisting of 21 stages 2 wds.	Show answer	6
#90	Enraged	Show answer	5
#91	___ Tuesday (Mardi Gras)	Show answer	3
#92	With minimum traces of moisture	Show answer	6
#93	Adobe file format Abbr.	Show answer	3
#94	Instruments with black and white keys	Show answer	6
#95	The Raven poet Edgar Allan ___	Show answer	3
#96	Nickname for the NBA team from San Francisco Bay Area who play their home games at the Oracle Arena	Show answer	4
#97	Web address	Show answer	3
#98	Apples desktop	Show answer	4
#99	Spinner attached to a fishing rod	Show answer	4
#100	A type of gift	Show answer	3
#101	Dalton in Physics Abbr.	Show answer	3
#102	O. Henrys The Gift of the ____	Show answer	4
#103	Prefix with night or day	Show answer	3
#104	Magazine that rivals Grazia	Show answer	4
#105	Zilch	Show answer	4
#106	Pluck as eyebrows	Show answer	6
#107	Prepare to drive in golf 2 wds.	Show answer	5
#108	___ like a log	Show answer	5
#109	Take me back option on the VCR remote Abbr.	Show answer	3
#110	NBA team from Los Angeles who play their home games at the Staples Center	Show answer	6
#111	___ of Capri	Show answer	4
#112	NBA team from Boston who play their home games at the TD Garden	Show answer	7
#113	First minicomputer?	Show answer	4
#114	Sharpen as a talent	Show answer	4
#115	Country that has a holiday on fourth of July Abbr.	Show answer	3
#116	Part of a bray	Show answer	3
#117	Tina Feys old show Abbr.	Show answer	3
#118	One of the islands in the Cyclades group	Show answer	3
#119	What a genie may grant	Show answer	4
#120	Let in on a secret?	Show answer	7

Answers 121–240

Play Off Minis — Clues 121 to 240

#	Clue	Answer	Letters
#121	Actor Tom from the 1992 sports movie A League of Their Own	Show answer	5
#122	Continent where the Mekong Delta is	Show answer	4
#123	___ humbug!	Show answer	3
#124	NBA player from Chicago who would play a home game at the United Center	Show answer	4
#125	Wear away like some river banks	Show answer	5
#126	American boxer nicknamed The Greatest	Show answer	3
#127	Beer ___ (kind of stomach)	Show answer	5
#128	___ card (chip on your phone) Abbr.	Show answer	3
#129	Bill ___ TVs Science Guy	Show answer	3
#130	Antique	Show answer	3
#131	___-mo	Show answer	3
#132	American boxer Mike nicknamed Iron Mike	Show answer	5
#133	Years you have been living	Show answer	3
#134	Would ___ okay to drop in unannounced? 2 wds.	Show answer	4
#135	American baseball player ___ Mays nicknamed the The Say Hey Kid	Show answer	6
#136	American baseball player ___ Howard nicknamed the Big Piece	Show answer	4
#137	Fragrant resin used in varnishes and printing inks	Show answer	5
#138	Old seal	Show answer	5
#139	Understood 2 wds.	Show answer	4
#140	1949 comedy film ___ Male War Bride 3 wds.	Show answer	5
#141	Ice-cream maker Willian A. ___	Show answer	6
#142	American basketball player nicknamed King James	Show answer	6
#143	Suffix with butyl	Show answer	3
#144	American monster film Kong ___ Island	Show answer	5
#145	American footballer and coach ___ Hein nicknamed the Old Indestructible	Show answer	3
#146	South African golfer ___ Els nicknamed The Big Easy	Show answer	5
#147	___ Rhee of The Walking Dead	Show answer	5
#148	Major Italian port city	Show answer	5
#149	It may have come before the chicken	Show answer	3
#150	Unai ___ head coach of Arsenal Football Club	Show answer	5
#151	Prefix with prompter	Show answer	4
#152	___ the Elder (Jewish sage)	Show answer	6
#153	African antelope	Show answer	3
#154	Get on the nerves	Show answer	3
#155	Morning ___ Disney movie about a Transpacific Yacht Race	Show answer	5
#156	Rock and Roll Hall of Famer ___ Paul	Show answer	3
#157	Shark ___ soup	Show answer	3
#158	___ the Hedgehog (video game franchise by Sega)	Show answer	5
#159	Hold down like a wrestler	Show answer	3
#160	___ Games a quadrennial international sporting event which was first hosted in Athens	Show answer	7
#161	Nobelist Richard Feynmans old school Abbr.	Show answer	3
#162	Prefix with science	Show answer	4
#163	We have four yeses and ___. (single rejection) 2 wds.	Show answer	5
#164	Nobel Peace Prize venue	Show answer	4
#165	Do we have ___ the ingredients mentioned in the cookbook? 2 wds.	Show answer	5
#166	___ World Cup a quadrennial sports tournament	Show answer	4
#167	___ a chance.	Show answer	3
#168	___ Games a quadrennial multi-sport event held for athletes from India and neighboring countries	Show answer	5
#169	Radio initials between 300 to 3000 megahertz Abbr.	Show answer	3
#170	Strange vehicle in the sky? Abbr.	Show answer	3
#171	___ law (ancient Frankish civil law code)	Show answer	5
#172	Makes sound like some dry leaves in motion	Show answer	7
#173	Safari sight with a horny nose for short	Show answer	5
#174	___ wave (result of an earthquake)	Show answer	7
#175	Some combats	Show answer	5
#176	Type of gym bags	Show answer	7
#177	This is ___ new to me. 2 wds.	Show answer	5
#178	Phi ___ Kappa	Show answer	4
#179	Professional basketball league in North America Abbr.	Show answer	3
#180	Letters between mus and xis	Show answer	3
#181	Sushi dip?	Show answer	3
#182	A in C.I.A.	Show answer	6
#183	Frozen like some roads during winters	Show answer	3
#184	Ambient music pioneer Brian ___	Show answer	3
#185	Summer Olympic sport which has the slalom and sprint events	Show answer	8
#186	Artist behind Skylanding a sculpture in Chicagos Jackson Park	Show answer	3
#187	Nail holders	Show answer	4
#188	Dismounted from a horse for e.g.	Show answer	4
#189	Wire measure	Show answer	3
#190	Prefix with nutrition	Show answer	3
#191	DVR system that offers recording option	Show answer	4
#192	Moo goo ___ pan	Show answer	3
#193	Former auto financing group	Show answer	4
#194	Sport played on horsebacks	Show answer	4
#195	Rockfall for e.g.	Show answer	8
#196	Yellow teletubby Hyph.	Show answer	6
#197	Summer Olympic sport which also has a synchronized variant as one of its events	Show answer	6
#198	Payment to an ex-spouse?	Show answer	7
#199	Nothing Compares 2 U singer ___ OConnor	Show answer	6
#200	Summer Olympic sport with fleet race or match race format	Show answer	7
#201	Unwind	Show answer	4
#202	It was the beginning of the ___.	Show answer	3
#203	___ capita	Show answer	3
#204	Brooch for e.g.	Show answer	3
#205	Slow and slimy mover	Show answer	5
#206	___ student (future doctor)	Show answer	3
#207	The 2016 sports film Eddie the ___ which is about the first British skier to take part in Olympic ski jumping in 1988	Show answer	5
#208	How ___ we doing today?	Show answer	3
#209	Family member for short	Show answer	3
#210	The 2001 sports film which is about ten critical years in the life of Americas greatest boxer	Show answer	3
#211	Script developers association Abbr.	Show answer	3
#212	Sun Tzus The Art ___ 2 wds.	Show answer	5
#213	Lobe location	Show answer	3
#214	Here ___ nothing	Show answer	4
#215	A kind of omelet 2 wds.	Show answer	6
#216	___ girl! (birth announcement) 2 wds.	Show answer	4
#217	Disinterested in the lecture say	Show answer	5
#218	Vigilant	Show answer	5
#219	The 2004 sports film Million Dollar ___ which is about a coach helping an amateur boxer	Show answer	4
#220	Group of substitute players 2 wds.	Show answer	5
#221	Ardent follower of a celebrity say 2 wds.	Show answer	6
#222	Family Research Council founder James ___	Show answer	6
#223	Oysters are had on months that have an ___ their names. 2 wds.	Show answer	3
#224	She made ___ of all the key points that were discussed during the meeting. 2 wds.	Show answer	5
#225	Old unit of Swedish currency	Show answer	3
#226	The 2008 sports film about a Dominican pitcher struggling to make it to the big leagues	Show answer	5
#227	The 2010 sports film based on the life of Brazilian motor-racing champion Ayrton	Show answer	5
#228	Duos with a plus one	Show answer	5
#229	Scale readings Abbr.	Show answer	3
#230	Not even close to best	Show answer	5
#231	Nabisco cookie	Show answer	4
#232	Textile colorant. 2 wds.	Show answer	6
#233	Years ___	Show answer	3
#234	Chase	Show answer	3
#235	Good job!	Show answer	5
#236	Organization for young lads Abbr.	Show answer	3
#237	S in CBS Abbr.	Show answer	3
#238	Winter Olympic sport ___ skating which is also known as long-track	Show answer	5
#239	Opposite WSW Abbr.	Show answer	3
#240	Joie de ___	Show answer	5

Answers 241–360

Play Off Minis — Clues 241 to 360

#	Clue	Answer	Letters
#241	Tattooists liquid	Show answer	3
#242	An evening before the main event	Show answer	3
#243	Tear a piece of cloth	Show answer	3
#244	British band Radioheads all-time hit which was also their debut single	Show answer	5
#245	Pharmacy chain Abbr.	Show answer	3
#246	Newspaper column expressing the writers views for short Hyph.	Show answer	4
#247	Winter Olympic sport Ice ___ which is a contact team sport played with sticks	Show answer	6
#248	Actress Wanda ___ from Monster-in-Law	Show answer	5
#249	Copper coin	Show answer	5
#250	Keri Russell starrer Dark ___	Show answer	5
#251	Syrup dosage amts. Abbr.	Show answer	4
#252	Knock it off!	Show answer	4
#253	American comedy series Im Dying ___ 2 wds.	Show answer	6
#254	Winter Olympic sport ___ skating which has Ice dance as one of the disciplines	Show answer	6
#255	Second half of a play segment 2 wds.	Show answer	5
#256	Take part in a marathon	Show answer	3
#257	Ashley Tisdales Its Alright ___ 2 wds.	Show answer	5
#258	Country to athlete Jesse Owens Abbr.	Show answer	3
#259	Winter Olympic sport ___ jumping which has the V-style and H-style techniques	Show answer	3
#260	Decorative Japanese fish	Show answer	3
#261	N.Y.C. clock setting Abbr.	Show answer	3
#262	Blah blah blah Abbr.	Show answer	6
#263	Onionlike greens	Show answer	5
#264	One who spreads rumors	Show answer	4
#265	Tropical fruit with sweet yellow flesh	Show answer	5
#266	He borrowed ___ from his father for his interview. (formal attire) 2 wds.	Show answer	5
#267	Uncle ___	Show answer	3
#268	Rides a wave	Show answer	5
#269	___ of war sport in which teams pull opposite ends of a rope	Show answer	3
#270	Super Bowl League Abbr.	Show answer	3
#271	Paraprosdokian using stand-up comedian ___ Philips	Show answer	3
#272	U.N. agency for workers Abbr.	Show answer	3
#273	Laika for e.g.	Show answer	3
#274	Large flightless bird	Show answer	3
#275	Shoemakers assistant from a fairytale	Show answer	3
#276	Reprimanded	Show answer	7
#277	___ Tin Tin	Show answer	3
#278	Winter and Summer Games organizers Abbr.	Show answer	3
#279	American musician ___ Reed	Show answer	3
#280	Irish game that resembles hockey	Show answer	7
#281	Bread choice	Show answer	3
#282	Dietitians calculation Abbr.	Show answer	3
#283	Wooden pin	Show answer	3
#284	The Virtue of Selfishness novelist ___ Rand	Show answer	3
#285	Head accessory worn by golfers	Show answer	3
#286	Sport that originated in England and is played with a bat and ball between teams of eleven	Show answer	7
#287	Brazilian game which resembles volleyball and is played inside a pool	Show answer	7
#288	___ Darya (river in Central Asia)	Show answer	3
#289	Key above CapsLock	Show answer	3
#290	Truth be told in textspeak Abbr.	Show answer	3
#291	On the ___ (secretly)	Show answer	3
#292	NCIS actor Harmon who was a quarterback for the UCLA Bruins football team	Show answer	4
#293	My Country ___ of Thee	Show answer	3
#294	Major golf tours Abbr.	Show answer	4
#295	Butchers stock	Show answer	4
#296	A long way	Show answer	3
#297	Philanthropist Prince ___ Khan	Show answer	3
#298	Actor Spall of One Day	Show answer	4
#299	Engine speed for short Abbr.	Show answer	3
#300	E-commerce destination for handicraft lovers	Show answer	4
#301	What a hammer may hit	Show answer	4
#302	Actor Johnson who won a national championship on the 1991 Miami Hurricanes team	Show answer	6
#303	Das opposites	Show answer	5
#304	Cy Young Award winner and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Warren ___	Show answer	5
#305	Like fish in sushi	Show answer	3
#306	Foil someones plans say	Show answer	6
#307	Birth continent of most ancient martial arts	Show answer	4
#308	Old portable writing tables 2 wds.	Show answer	7
#309	Microsoft spreadsheet in textspeak	Show answer	4
#310	Opposite of give	Show answer	4
#311	Italys continent for short	Show answer	3
#312	Ernest Hemingways The Old Man and the ___	Show answer	3
#313	Go downhill in Aspen	Show answer	3
#314	___ in apple. 2 wds.	Show answer	3
#315	Bit of impudence	Show answer	4
#316	Spy actor Jason who was in Britains National Swimming Squad for 12 years	Show answer	7
#317	Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor Terry who played as a defensive end and linebacker in the NFL in the 90s	Show answer	5
#318	Hurry up we have ___ to finish.	Show answer	4
#319	Premium cable network owned by Showtime Abbr.	Show answer	3
#320	Message sent from a phone	Show answer	4
#321	Author and cartoonist Silverstein who wrote The Giving Tree	Show answer	4
#322	Male mascot of the Boston Red Sox who has a sister named Tessie	Show answer	5
#323	In need of medication	Show answer	3
#324	Opposite of passive	Show answer	6
#325	Male mascot of the Toronto Blue Jays who has a brother named Junior	Show answer	3
#326	Plums center	Show answer	3
#327	Dogs hands	Show answer	4
#328	Style in which something is done	Show answer	6
#329	Book of ___ (comes before Nahum)	Show answer	5
#330	Female mascot of the Cincinnati Reds whose name is derived from a female fan and a fan group	Show answer	5
#331	Jesse Stones Shake ___ and Roll	Show answer	6
#332	Actor Richard of Primal Fear	Show answer	4
#333	Princess Charlotte to Prince Harry	Show answer	5
#334	Defense branch whose motto is Always Courageous 2 wds.	Show answer	6
#335	She has ___ that classic at every concert. (performed)	Show answer	4
#336	Former quarterback Peyton Manning to Archie Manning	Show answer	3
#337	American sportswear brand which has the Swoosh logo	Show answer	4
#338	Strand during a snow blizzard	Show answer	5
#339	Move quickly	Show answer	3
#340	Character from Friends known for her iconic hairstyle	Show answer	6
#341	Actor Kilmer who played Jim Morrison in The Doors	Show answer	3
#342	Greek letter which follows zeta	Show answer	3
#343	CNNs ___ Burnett OutFront	Show answer	4
#344	Swimwear brand founded in Australia which has a boomerang on its logo	Show answer	6
#345	Actress Keanan of Step by Step	Show answer	5
#346	Bone-muscle connector	Show answer	5
#347	Actress Sissy ___ of Carrie	Show answer	6
#348	One who fails to report in military Abbr.	Show answer	4
#349	Presidential ___ of Freedom	Show answer	5
#350	Not uniform	Show answer	6
#351	German sportswear brand which has its namesake animal on its logo	Show answer	4
#352	Mississippi Mud ___	Show answer	3
#353	Iam not putting the blame ___. 2 wds.	Show answer	5
#354	Sporting equipment used in rowing	Show answer	3
#355	MLBs Duren and Sandberg	Show answer	5
#356	Ribosomal ___ Abbr.	Show answer	3
#357	School for the Wildcats Abbr.	Show answer	3
#358	Spokesperson for a company Abbr.	Show answer	3
#359	No particular preference.	Show answer	3
#360	Eye ___ functional makeup applied by baseball or lacrosse players to reduce glare	Show answer	5

Answers 361–384

Play Off Minis — Clues 361 to 384

#	Clue	Answer	Letters
#361	Summer shade	Show answer	3
#362	Second longest river in Spain	Show answer	4
#363	Sport shoes used by athletes who race on tracks	Show answer	6
#364	Follow orders diligently	Show answer	4
#365	Currency of Tunisia	Show answer	5
#366	Bucky Beavers toothpaste brand	Show answer	5
#367	Assistant	Show answer	4
#368	Baseball player from Houston	Show answer	5
#369	Its old name was Hempstead Harbor	Show answer	6
#370	Formations in rugby while restarting a game	Show answer	6
#371	Remote button to go back to missed scenes Abbr.	Show answer	3
#372	Ban officially	Show answer	5
#373	Sporting equipment essential to games like pool and snooker	Show answer	3
#374	Actress ___ Ash of Survivors Remorse	Show answer	5
#375	Headline-worthy	Show answer	5
#376	Snide challenge which was also the name of a song on Guys and Dolls 2 wds.	Show answer	5
#377	Unique ID allocated to a U.S. citizen Abbr.	Show answer	3
#378	Wash thoroughly	Show answer	5
#379	Pulitzer winner Connelly who wrote The Green Pastures	Show answer	4
#380	Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ric ___	Show answer	6
#381	Bro or sis for short	Show answer	3
#382	Miners load	Show answer	3
#383	___ buddy (close friend)	Show answer	5
#384	Mattress holder	Show answer	3

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FAQ

Play Off Minis — Questions

What are the answers to the Play Off Minis pack?

The Play Off Minis pack holds 384 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed above in the order the game presents them.

How big is this pack?

384 clues, against an average of 290 across the game's 202 packs. The longest answer is SLAMBALL at 8 letters.

Why do some answers run words together?

Because 30 clues in this pack are flagged "wds.", meaning the answer is more than one word entered without spaces — for example a two-word phrase typed as a single string.

Where are the other packs?

All 202 packs are listed alphabetically in the pack index, with Pink Floyd Pack before this one and Pottermania after.

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Pro tips

3 Tips for the Play Off Minis Pack

Everything here shares one subject

A themed pack narrows the field far more than a daily board does: all 384 clues in Play Off Minis pull from the same subject. Read the pack name as a hint before you read the clue — it rules out most of the answers a general crossword would allow.

Answer length is the tiebreaker

Answers here run from 3 to 8 letters, the longest being SLAMBALL. Themed clues often have two plausible solutions, so match the length to the slot before you commit.

Packs never change

Unlike the dated boards, a pack is fixed — the same clues in the same order for every player, which is what makes a written answer list reliable. Browse the full pack index for the rest, or the dated archive if you are chasing today's board instead.

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Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify the Play Off Minis pack

All 384 clues in this pack are read from the pack data itself, with answers length-checked and clue text kept verbatim. Packs are fixed content, so this page is checked once against the game and then stays correct rather than drifting.

Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.

Last checked — Sep 8, 2026

Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

384clues in this pack

8longest answer

202themed packs

6,030dated boards

How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

Read the theme before the clues

Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.

STEP 02

Fill the short crossings first

Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.

STEP 03

Abbreviations are signposted

A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.

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