ByErik Kain,

Senior Contributor.

We’ve already reached Thursday in our week of NYT Mini Crosswords, or at least this week with me as your humble guide and narrator. Today’s is pretty simple, but it’s easier if you’ve been paying attention to NYC politics lately. And who hasn’t been? Let’s solve this crossword!

Looking for Wednesday’s Mini Crossword? Here’s our guide.

The NYT Mini is a smaller, quicker, more digestible, bite-sized version of the larger and more challenging NYT Crossword. While it used to be free, in August the Mini was placed behind the NYT Games App paywall. This has led to a noticeable decline in people playing the game, unfortunately. You can check out all of the NYT Games, free and paid, right here.