‘Things often skipped while listening to podcasts’ NYT Mini-clues and Answers (Sept. 11)

There’s nothing worse than enjoying a serial killer podcast and then being interrupted at a critical moment. Today’s NYT Mini-Clue, “Things often skipped while listening to podcasts,” will be obvious to podcast lovers like me—and expose a hidden rage.

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

Before I give you the answer, here are four tips that can help you figure it out for yourself.

• Tip 1: There are a few on the page unless you have a block.
• Tip 2: Aim with the sight.
• Tip 3: Starts with an “A.”
• Tip 4: Short term for advertising.

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

Answer to the NYT Mini-Clue ‘Things often skipped while listening to podcasts’

The answer to today’s NYT Mini-Clue, “Things That Often Skip While Listening to Podcasts,” is “Advertisements.” As you may know, ads are advertisements or commercials (but ADS is also an abbreviation for Aim Down Sights in CoD).

I hate ads. Whether they’re for other podcasts, food, or books, it’s annoying when your podcast gets interrupted. So I always skip the ads on Spotify.

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

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

All Answers from the September 11 NYT Mini

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• 1D New York____, newspaper that published the first crossword puzzle (1913) — WORLD
• 2D A cube has 12 — EDGES
• 3D The Beatles sang about a long and winding story — ROAD
• 4D Family members, collective — FAMILY
• 5D Place for a lazy couch potato — BANK

How to play word games like the NYT Mini Crossword

If you’ve finished today’s NYT Mini, why not get the fun train rolling? The Atlantic, LA Times and Washington Post all have daily crosswords to solve, while the NYT also offers Strands and Spelling Bee if you’re in the mood for a different kind of word game.