‘Game of Throwing?’ NYT Mini Crossword Puzzle Answers and Hints

There’s nothing I love more than a crossword puzzle with a pop culture reference, and that’s exactly what we got today with the NYT crossword puzzle: “Game of Throws?” It’s a little unusual, but once you get the hang of it, it makes a lot more sense.

If you are not sure of the answer to the NYT Mini Crossword from September 17, you will find it below.

‘Game of Throwing?’ NYT Mini Crossword Clue September 17 Hints and Answer

• Tip 1: It starts with a “D.”
• Tip 2: It rhymes with art.
• Tip 3: It ends with an “S.”
• Tip 4: It is a competitive sport that uses sharp projectiles and a round board.

The answer to the “Game of throws” The clue from today’s, September 17, NYT Mini Crossword puzzle is “DARTS.” Darts is a competitive target game where players throw feathered darts at a numbered board to earn the most points. It is linked to the HBO series Game of Thronesbut mostly because the clue resembles the name of the show.

All clues and answers from September 17 from the NYT Mini Crossword puzzle

About

• 1A Throwing game?DARTS
• 6A Give a warning –WARNING
• 7A Like some credit card accounts –NO COSTS
• 8A Doesn’t cost much—CHEAP
• 9A It is celebrated every year on April 22 –EARTH

Down

• 1D Move to the music –DANCE
• 2D Hawaiian “hi”—ALOHA
• 3D Make an allusion (to)—REFERENCE
• 4D Reward for a well-behaved dog –TREAT
• 5D American basketball player with eight three-pointers in the gold medal game, known as:STEP

Difficulty level of the clue ‘Game of throwing?’

I liked it Game of Thrones reference, but it was quite a tricky one to solve today. It wasn’t until I had figured out a few of the surrounding clues that I came up with the answer. But even then I found this clue so odd and silly that if you happened to be a darts player, this clue would have been difficult to solve, so I’m giving it a difficulty rating of four out of five.

What to play after completing today’s NYT Mini Crossword

Now that you’ve finished today’s NYT Mini Crossword puzzle, why not try your hand at the LA Times and Washington Post mini crosswords, which are also released daily? Or, if you’re looking for a word game, try these themed word searches and spelling challenges: Strands of Spelling Bee.