‘Things often skipped while listening to podcasts’ NYT Mini clue hints and answer (Sept. 11)

There’s nothing worse than enjoying a serial killer podcast only to be interrupted at a critical moment. Today’s NYT Mini clue, “Things often skipped while listening to podcasts,” will be obvious to podcast enjoyers like me—and unearth a hidden rage.

‘Things often skipped while listening to podcasts’ NYT Mini clue hints

Before I give you the answer, here are four hints to help you get there yourself.

• Hint 1: There are some on the page—unless you have a blocker.
• Hint 2: Aim Down Sights.
• Hint 3: Begins with an “A.”
• Hint 4: Short term for advertisements.

I’m about to reveal the answer, so don’t scroll any further if you want to keep trying.

‘Things often skipped while listening to podcasts’ NYT Mini clue answer

The answer to today’s NYT Mini clue, “Things often skipped while listening to podcasts,” is “ADS.” As you may know, ads are advertisements or commercials (but ADS is also an abbreviated term for Aim Down Sights in CoD).

I bloody hate ads. Whether they’re for other podcasts, foodstuff, or books—having your podcast interrupted is a pain. So, I always skip past the ads on Spotify.

‘Things often skipped while listening to podcasts’ NYT Mini clue difficulty rating

The first thing that came to mind when I saw this clue was “ADS,” especially since there aren’t many three-letter words that would hit the clue. So, I’m giving this a one out of five difficulty rating.

All Sept. 11 NYT Mini answers

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 word games like the NYT Mini Crossword

Once you finish today’s NYT Mini, why not keep the fun train rollin’? The Atlantic, LA Times, and Washington Post all have daily crosswords to tackle, while the NYT also offers Strands and Spelling Bee if you’re in the mood for a different type of word game.