MONDAY PUZZLE — The theme of this Monday crossword, constructed by Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp, struck me as a callback to an entry in last week’s Wednesday puzzle (by Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen): [Sounds heard during a cuteness overload]. The answer there was AWS.

Although the NYT is known for "The Crossword," a larger puzzle for paid subscribers, The Mini has quite the fan-following as well. This particular game resets at 10 p.m., unlike s