‘Kind of chain you might wish to be off’ NYT Mini Crossword hints and solution

“Kind of chain you might wish to be off” has nothing to do with a physical chain. The NYT Mini clue instead refers to an intangible chain some consider annoying, and it can be counterproductive to getting work done.

‘Kind of chain you might wish to be off’ NYT Mini Crossword clue hints

• Hint one: An everyday source of virtual communication.
• Hint two: It’s electronic.
• Hint three: Delivered to a box, usually.
• Hint four: It ends with “L.”

Time to run you through the answer and explain some of the clues in the process.

‘Kind of chain you might wish to be off’ answer in NYT Mini Crossword

“EMAIL” is what the NYT Mini Crossword is looking for when it comes to seven across.

Sending and receiving emails is an everyday form of virtual communication—because it’s electronic. Plus, if you’re in a constant back-and-forth exchange of emails with users sending too many (because of one and two-word answers), you might want to get out of the chain.

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword answers

Email is one of several answers in the Aug. 14 NYT Mini Crossword, so let’s take you through all the other “Across” and “Down” solutions.

Across

• 1A Get some shut-eye — SLEEP
• 6A Like some difficult running paths — HILLY
• 7A Kind of chain you might wish to be off — EMAIL
• 8A “Same here!” — DITTO
• 9A Late riser, stereotypically — TEEN

Down

• 5D End zone marker — PYLON
• 1D Remove, as a layer of snakeskin — SHED
• 2D Value that a function approaches, in math — LIMIT
• 3D Make extremely happy — ELATE
• 4D In the top 1% — ELITE

NYT Mini Crossword Aug. 14 difficulty rating, explained

I found “EMAIL” a tricky answer as I don’t find myself in many cumbersome and troublesome email chains daily. Plus, I would describe it more of a “thread” than a “chain,” personally. Regardless, it’s one of several tricky five-word answers today’s NYT Mini is looking for, and I struggled, so I’m opting for a full five out of five for difficulty.

More puzzles like NYT Mini daily word game

Make sure you complete today’s LA Times, Washington Post, Strands, and Spelling Bee daily word games to continually test your brain, keep your mental skills fresh and firing, and keep yourself hyped for tomorrow’s round of puzzles.