Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Monday, May 5th

The NYT Mini Crossword puzzle offers a 600-word summary across its 16 clues. Here are the key points from each significant clue:

• Across clues:

  1. Dimensions of U.S. coins. (Answer: DIMES)
  2. Response to "Already have plans." (Answer: ICANT)
  3. Silent yet deadly objects. (Answer: NINJA)
  4. "Pen name of the Victorian author Mary Ann Evans." (Answer: ELIOT)
• Down clues:
  1. Solution to "What’s in wine pairing?" (Answer: DINE)
  2. Response to "In a chilly manner." (Answer: ICILY)
  3. mute to "Ending with ‘kepto’ or ‘ego’." (Answer: MANIAC)
  4. Evaluation by a waiter. (Answer: ENJOY)
  5. Probability description, e.g., 90%. (Answer: YAY)

For the Across puzzle with answers: Dimensionless: TINNY, Diastasis: DIRT(), wardless: TEA (the response for DOWN 1 is "D lynx")