‘Simplicity’ NYT Mini Crossword Clue August 12 Answers and Hints

It’s nice when things in life are simple. Easy, uncomplicated, and straightforward enough not to cause you any trouble. Depending on how you experience this NYT Times Mini Crossword clue, it could be simple, but if you’re unsure or need it explained, I can just walk you through it.

‘Simplicity’ NYT Mini Crossword Clue August 12 Hints and Answer

• Tip one: The answer is not difficult, rather the opposite.
• Tip two: Three of the four letters are vowels.
• Tip three: A way to determine access.
• Tip four: Starts with an “E.”

Four hints down, and that’s as close as I can get to the answer. Otherwise, read on for the full answer.

In today’s NYT Mini, the answer to question eight is:EASE.” It’s one of those clues that answers itself: Simplicity is similar to “Ease” in terms of its overall purpose and what the word hopes to accomplish. Regular crossword contenders should understand the nature of the clue and see why ease fits if they think outside the box.

NYT Aug 12 Mini Crossword Puzzle: All Clues and Answers

Check out all the answers to today’s NYT Mini Crossword, including some carefully selected guides that go into more depth with the method and answers for certain clues.

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• 5D Like a designer bag with a misspelled company name — FAKE
• 1D Letter for science and social sciences — ALFA
• 2D Pulitzer-winning historian ___ Kearns Goodwin — DORIS
• 3D Did some driving work — REIDE
• 4D All present, mentally — SENSIBLE

Difficulty level of the clue ‘Simple’

The answer to “Simplicity” is ease, and quite fittingly, I think the answer was pretty easy. Again, crosswords have a fun way of giving clues, and if you do enough of them, the one-word clues become some of the easiest. The solution isn’t a complicated word either, so all things considered, it’s a two out of five for this one.

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