‘Ran away from the scene’ NYT Mini clue hints and answer (Sept. 11)

You wouldn’t steal a car? Would you? Well, if you did, you’d need to run away pretty quickly. The answer to today’s NYT Mini clue, “Ran away from the scene,” may describe your getaway.

‘Ran away from the scene’ NYT Mini clue hints

I’m not just going to give you the answer. First, here are four hints to help you find it yourself—then, obviously, I’ll give you the answer.

• Hint 1: “They ____ the crime scene.”
• Hint 2: Past tense of flee.
• Hint 3: Anagram is “DELF”
• Hint 4: Begins with an “F.”

Had enough? No judgment here, but I’m going to reveal the answer below, so don’t scroll on if you want to keep trying.

‘Ran away from the scene’ NYT Mini clue answer

The answer to today’s NYT Mini clue, “Ran away from the scene,” is “FLED.” If you ran away from a crime scene (past tense), then you fled the scene. Heck, you could’ve even fled to another country. According to Merriam-Webster, flee (the present tense of fled) means “to run away often from danger or evil”—even if you’re the dangerous one.

‘Ran away from the scene’ NYT Mini clue difficulty rating

This is a pretty easy clue by NYT Mini standards, as it does what it says on the tin. The word is pretty short, only four letters, and the clue pretty much tells you this is the past tense of flee—as long as you get the word “flee” first. I’m going to give this a two out of five for difficulty.

All NYT Mini answers for Sept. 11

Across

• 1A “You’re slaying!” to a drag queen — WERK
• 5A “Same here” — SO DO I
• 6A “Pipe” or “pump” instrument — ORGAN
• 7A Ran away from the scene — FLED
• 8A Things often skipped while listening to podcasts — ADS

Down

• 1D New York ____, newspaper that published the first crossword puzzle (1913) — WORLD
• 2D A cube has 12 of them — EDGES
• 3D The Beatles sang about a long and winding one — ROAD
• 4D Family members, collectively — KIN
• 5D Place for a couch potato — SOFA

How to play more word games like the NYT Mini Crossword

With today’s NYT Mini done and dusted, why not move on to other word games? Here at Dot, we recommend The Atlantic, LA Times, and the Washington Post. But if you don’t want to go far, try NYT’s Strands and Spelling Bee games.