‘At no time’ NYT Mini Crossword clue answer and hints

Time is one of the most important measurements in life, and there are lots of ways to describe it. Sometimes, you might need to firmly declare you’re not going to be doing something, which means you need a word to describe “At no time.”

The Aug. 30 NYT Mini Crossword challenges you to solve this particular riddle. It can be tricky to decipher, so here are some hints and the official answer for the “At no time” clue to help you through it.

‘At no time’ NYT Mini Crossword clue Aug. 30 answer and hints

• Hint 1: It ends with the letter “R.”
• Hint 2: Peter Pan is from “_____LAND.”
• Hint 3: An anagram for this word is “NERVE.”
• Hint 4: “‘_____’ Gonna Give You Up” is a popular song by Rick Astley.

Stop here and keep thinking if you aren’t ready to learn the answer just yet.

If you thought you would never solve this one, you’re in luck because the answer is much closer than you think. The solution for the Aug. 30 NYT Mini Crossword “At no time” clue is “NEVER.”

‘At no time’ clue difficulty rating

The word “NEVER” isn’t super tricky by itself, but I think it’s a decently tough one to arrive at based on the “At no time” clue. The hint makes the word seem trickier than it is, and it can be difficult to solve even if you have some of the letters filled in from other clues, so I’m giving this one a four out of five difficulty rating.

All Aug. 30 NYT Mini Crossword clues and answers

Across

• 1A Bicycle part that’s also a past-tense verb — SPOKEN
• 6A At no time — NEVER
• 7A “It’s just like riding a bike,” for one — ADAGE
• 8A They’re typically two or three on mini golf courses — PARS
• 9A Like a trickster — SLY

Down

• 1D Loses it — SNAPS
• 2D Bicycle part that sounds like a flower part — PEDAL
• 3D Egg-producing organ — OVARY
• 4D What breweries might creatively repurpose as seats — KEGS
• 5D Poetic “before” — ERE

Games like the NYT Mini Crossword

The daily NYT Mini Crossword only has so many puzzles for you to solve, but luckily, there are plenty of other games like it. For more crossword fun, you can try out the LA Times and Washington Post. If you want to work on a different type of word game instead, I recommend playing Spelling Bee and Strands.