‘Compete in a Winter Olympics biathlon’ NYT Mini Crossword puzzle clue answer and hints

Have you ever visited a snowy hilltop and tried adventurous sports? Today’s NYT Mini Crossword clue, “’Compete in a Winter Olympics biathlon,” asks you to find a piece of essential equipment that you’d use while playing in the snow.

Need help with today’s NYT Mini Crossword? Our hints and answers below will assist you in cracking the word game. 

‘Compete in a Winter Olympics biathlon’ NYT Sept. 25 Mini Crossword hints and answer

• Hint 1: The answer is essential equipment for alpine, cross-country, and biathlon races.
• Hint 2: The three-letter is a transport mode on snow that’s faster than walking, but it is not motorized.
• Hint 3: It starts with the letter “S.”
• Hint 4: The solution is often paired with boots that click in for stability, which makes it easier to walk in the snow.

Let’s jump in and reveal the answer. 

The answer to six down in the Sept. 25 New York Times Mini Crossword is “SKI.” A biathlon is a winter sport that combines two disciplines: skiing and rifle shooting. It is a key event during the Winter Olympics every four years. Skiing is an important part of the biathlon.

‘Compete in a Winter Olympics biathlon’ NYT Mini Crossword difficulty rating

I watched this year’s Olympics, but I’ve never watched the biathlon, which will be part of the Winter Olympics. As I didn’t know about it, I had to solve the rest of the crossword to find the word. If you’re well versed in winter sports in Europe, then you might have guessed that you’d need a ski to do that in the snow. So, I’d give it a four out of five for difficulty.

NYT Mini Crossword (Sept. 25) answers

• Across
• 1A Toot one’s own horn — BRAG
• 5A “___Us one-down,” Netflix series whose contestants get engaged without ever seeing each other — LOVE
• 6A Says who? — SIMON
• 7A Didn’t just suspect — KNEW
• 8A Words exchanged at a wedding — I DO’S

Down

• 1D See five across — BLIND
• 2D Lover boy — ROMEO
• 3D Openly confesses — AVOWS
• 4D ___Z (Zoomers, by another name) — GEN
• 6D Compete in a Winter Olympics biathlon — SKI

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