The NYT Mini is a bite-sized version of the New York Times’ classic crossword puzzle. It’s quick, fun, and perfect for a short mental workout. Most days, the grid is 5×5 , featuring just a handful of clues in each direction. However, on some days—especially Saturdays—the puzzles can be a little bigger.
Unlike the full-sized NYT Crossword , the Mini is free to play on the NYT website and the NYT Games app . But if you want access to past puzzles, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription .
It’s a great daily challenge that doesn’t take long to complete. I usually aim to finish it in under a minute , but sometimes a tricky clue slows me down. If you ever find yourself stumped, don’t worry—I’ve got you covered!
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NYT Mini Crossword Clues and Answers NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 21, 2025 Across Clues & Answers Clue # Clue Answer 1 Across Ceremonial band SASH 5 Across First official state hand gesture (Hawaiian bill, 2024) SHAKA 6 Across Deck with the Major and Minor Arcana TAROT 7 Across Just love ADORE 8 Across Boardwalk has the highest one on a Monopoly board RENT
Down Clues & Answers Clue # Clue Answer 1 Down Cool place to be on a sunny day SHADE 2 Down Name that might come first on a roll call AARON 3 Down Hybrid athletic garment SKORT 4 Down Just loathe HATE 5 Down One whose name is in lights STAR
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 20, 2025 Across Clues & Answers Clue # Clue Answer 1 Across The heart of summer? EMS 4 Across Emotional request PLEA 5 Across Word before aching or dancing BELLY 6 Across Many fans of Premier League clubs BRITS 7 Across Nacho topping that rhymes with 3-Down QUESO
Down Clues & Answers Clue # Clue Answer 1 Down Leading role on “The Last of Us” ELLIE 2 Down Gooey diner sandwiches MELTS 3 Down Authoritative approval SAYSO 4 Down Country on one side of Lake Titicaca PERU 5 Down Orange-and-brown chip flavor, for short BBQ
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 19, 2025 Across Clues & Answers Clue # Clue Answer 1 Across See-through CLEAR 6 Across “Anybody home?” HELLO 7 Across Winged horse of Greek myth PEGASUS 9 Across Salamander known for its regenerative abilities (and adorable appearance) AXOLOTL 10 Across Texting format for short SMS 11 Across Birthplace of bossa nova RIO 12 Across Even score TIE 13 Across Insect seen in Dali’s “The Persistence of Memory” ANT 14 Across Directory abbr. EXT 15 Across Metroid console, for short NES
Down Clues & Answers Clue # Clue Answer 1 Down Party snack made with cereal and pretzels CHEX MIX 2 Down Gift with many interlocking pieces LEGO SET 3 Down Airline whose name comes from the Book of Hosea ELAL 4 Down Election loser ALSO RAN 5 Down Stand-up comic’s act ROUTINE 7 Down Command that uses the “V” key PASTE 8 Down Pulling their arms might win you money SLOTS
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 18, 2025 Across # Clue Answer 1 Appropriate word that can precede 7-/8-Across and 3-/10-Down HALF 5 Remy’s brother in “Ratatouille” EMILE 7 Missouri’s postal abbreviation MO 8 Light switch position ON 9 Done for laughs INFUN 11 Richard of “Pretty Woman” GERE
Down # Clue Answer 1 Prefix that means 1-Across HEMI 2 In the midst of AMONG 3 Super Bowl that featured a 28-3 comeback win by the Patriots LI 4 Baker’s powder FLOUR 6 Dated feminine suffix ENNE 10 Iron, on the periodic table FE
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 17, 2025 Across No. Clue Answer 1 Workout facilities GYMS 5 Pipe dream? Just the opposite! LEAK 6 In good spirits JOLLY 7 Up to the task ABLE 8 Headache-inducing situation MESS
Down No. Clue Answer 1 Boston newspaper GLOBE 2 TALKS LIKE THIS YELLS 3 Mallard ducks with green heads, e.g. MALES 4 Drone’s zone SKY 6 Rock out JAM
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 16, 2025 Across No. Clue Answer 1 Keeps in the loop, in a way CCS 4 They’re kept in the loop BELTS 6 Love to pieces ADORE 7 Craze MANIA 8 Single weightlifting unit REP
Down No. Clue Answer 1 Type of wood in Horace Slughorn’s wand (Harry Potter) CEDAR 2 What might have you seeing double? CLONE 3 Cartoonist’s creation STRIP 4 “Ka-POW!” BAM 5 The Caribbean, e.g. SEA
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 15, 2025 Across No. Clue Answer 1A Doubtful IFFY 5A Neanderthals made the first one from birch bark tar ~200,000 years ago GLUE 6A Fire-starting rock FLINT 7A Word that can fill the blanks of “So ___!” and “Go ___!” LONG 8A Meditation practitioner YOGI
Down No. Clue Answer 1D Brand of cooler IGLOO 2D Short-lived relationship FLING 3D Mushrooms and such FUNGI 4D “Even so …” YET 6D Outer layer of a tent FLY
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 14, 2025 Across No. Clue Answer 1 Account used to log into Threads, familiarly INSTA 6 Upscale gym freebie TOWEL 7 Bad thing to feel toward the end of a marathon CRAMP 8 Vowelless grunt HMMPH 9 Vegetable in fried rice PEA
Down No. Clue Answer 1 Reason to scratch one’s head, perhaps ITCH 2 Standard NORM 3 Shrek’s home SWAMP 4 Arizona city between Phoenix and Mesa TEMPE 5 Gen ___ (kids born in the 2010s) ALPHA
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 13, 2025 Across No. Clue Answer 1 Gibbon or gorilla APE 4 Bird whose name is an excellent starting guess in Wordle CRANE 6 Cry from a judge ORDER 7 Family nickname that would make a terrible Wordle guess MAMMA 8 “Hooray!” YAY
Down No. Clue Answer 1 Widespread display ARRAY 2 Lakshmi who was a longtime host of “Top Chef” PADMA 3 “Don’t let perfect be the ___ of good” (aphorism) ENEMY 4 URL ending COM 5 Historical period ERA
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 12, 2025 Across # Clue Answer 1A Havana’s home CUBA 5A Last word in many bowling alley names LANES 6A Lots and lots SO MUCH 7A Left-leaning social media site BLUESKY 8A Hepburn of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” AUBREY 9A Word after “break” or “banana” BREAD 10A Car loan figs APRS
Down # Clue Answer 1D They always shoot their shot CAMERA 2D Brand-new UNUSED 3D Woman with “the good hair” in Beyoncé lyric BECKY 4D In need of moisturizer ASHY 5D “We can’t hear you back there!” LOUDER 6D Drink noisily SLURP 7D ___ ghanouj BABA
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 11, 2025 Across # Clue Answer 1A Helpful things AIDS 5A Pale shade of yellowish-white CREAM 7A Spiritual leader whose name translates to “my teacher” RABBI 8A With 9-Across, parallel bars? EQUAL 9A See 8-Across SIGN
Down # Clue Answer 1D Units of farmland ACRES 2D Dweller in the country where the Tigris and Euphrates meet IRAQI 3D Fix, as glitchy software DEBUG 4D Longtime Alabama football coach Nick SABAN 6D $1,000,000, informally MIL
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 10, 2025 Across Clue # Clue Answer 1A 5×5 crossword MINI 5A Breakfast sandwich option BACON 6A From way back when OFOLD 7A Like much toothpaste MINTY 8A First, second or third, but not fourth BASE
Down Clue # Clue Answer 1D Party game with accusations from “villagers” MAFIA 2D Total legends ICONS 3D Actor Nick on the Hollywood Walk of Fame NOLTE 4D The N.B.A.’s Pacers, familiarly INDY 5D Fail at stand-up BOMB
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 9, 2025 Mini Across Clues # Clue Answer 1A Subsides like the tide EBBS 5A Leggings lead-in to “lemon” LULU 6A Poet Robert with a “cool” last name FROST 8A Manhattan neighborhood near the East Village NOHO 9A Quick joyride SPIN
Mini Down Clues # Clue Answer 1D Fairylike figure of folklore ELF 2D Poet Robert with a “hot” last name BURNS 3D Weakly hit fly ball BLOOP 4D Food made using a bamboo mat known as a “makisu” SUSHI 7D Quite the heavy weight TON
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 8, 2025 Mini Across Clues # Clue Answer 1A Concern for dentists and nuclear physicists DECAY 6A Get married in a hurry ELOPE 7A The world’s all-time best-selling book BIBLE 8A Doughnut’s shape, mathematically TORUS 9A Secret collection STASH
Mini Down Clues # Clue Answer 1D “A Lannister always pays his ___” DEBTS 2D Poet T.S. ___ ELIOT 3D Hisser with a hood COBRA 4D Best-possible test grade APLUS 5D “Oof, that makes me cringe!” YEESH
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 7, 2025 Mini Across Clues # Clue Answer 1A Coffee, informally … or a big coffee-producing island JAVA 5A Figure skating jump AXEL 6A Wide-ranging music playlists MIXES 8A On deck NEXT 9A Down Under welcome GDAY
Mini Down Clues # Clue Answer 1D Print issue? JAM 2D Cutting down AXING 3D Annoyed VEXED 4D Virtual assistant whose name starts with the same letter as its parent company ALEXA 7D Wilbur’s home in “Charlotte’s Web” STY
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 5, 2025 Mini Across Clues # Clue Answer 1A Blasts with unwanted messages SPAMS 6A Orderly assortment ARRAY 7A Its state mammal is the bison, and its state sport is rodeo WYOMING 9A “Let me think …” HMM 10A Hawaii’s Mauna ___ LOA 11A Shanghai-born N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer who stood at 7’6″ YAOMING 13A Emotionless, as a gaze STONY 14A Another name for an earthquake SEISM
Mini Down Clues # Clue Answer 1D Lead a Catholic ceremony SAYMASS 2D Hype up PROMOTE 3D Place for Popeye’s anchor tattoo ARM 4D Ballots cast from home MAILINS 5D Thesaurus listing SYNONYM 7D Alphabetically last of the “five W’s” WHY 8D Silly joke GAG 12D “Excusez-___!” MOI
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 4, 2025Mini Across Clues # Clue Answer 1A Blasts with unwanted messages SPAMS 6A Orderly assortment ARRAY 7A Its state mammal is the bison, and its state sport is rodeo WYOMING 9A “Let me think …” HMM 10A Hawaii’s Mauna ___ LOA 11A Shanghai-born N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer who stood at 7’6″ YAOMING 13A Emotionless, as a gaze STONY 14A Another name for an earthquake SEISM
Mini Down Clues # Clue Answer 1D Lead a Catholic ceremony SAYMASS 2D Hype up PROMOTE 3D Place for Popeye’s anchor tattoo ARM 4D Ballots cast from home MAILINS 5D Thesaurus listing SYNONYM 7D Alphabetically last of the “five W’s” WHY 8D Silly joke GAG 12D “Excusez-___!” MOI
Across # Clue Answer 1A Uncle ___ SAM 4A It’s full of stars SPACE 6A It’s full of stripes ZEBRA 7A Month when the American Revolutionary War began APRIL 8A 4th of July sales promotions, e.g. ADS
Down # Clue Answer 1D Big brand of hummus SABRA 2D Foul-smelling ACRID 3D Breakfast, lunch and dinner MEALS 4D Singer who performed “All the Stars” with Kendrick Lamar SZA 5D Lively energy PEP
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 3, 2025 Across # Clue Answer 1A Glaswegian or Edinburgher SCOT 5A 2025 Pixar film about a boy who gets abducted by aliens ELIO 6A Strong string TWINE 7A Religious devotee with a shaved head, maybe MONK 8A Calligrapher’s assortment INKS
Down # Clue Answer 1D Attach, as a button SEWON 2D Sound of two glasses being “cheers-ed” CLINK 3D Noises from a pig OINKS 4D “Little piggy” TOE 6D “Did I overshare?” TMI
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 2, 2025 Across # Clue Answer 1 Clean with elbow grease SCRUB 6 Fruit to which wrinkly fingers are compared PRUNE 7 “Meenie miney” preceder EENIE 8 Light bulb units WATTS 9 “Meenie miney” follower MOE
Down # Clue Answer 1 Erupt with force SPEW 2 Doughnut filling CREAM 3 Total, as expenses RUNTO 4 Come together as one UNITE 5 They’re often abuzz about coneflowers BEES
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 1, 2025 Across # Clue Answer 1 Something to walk DOG 4 Something to jog MEMORY 7 More wicked EVILER 8 Picture you always keep on you? TATTOO 9 Insect studied by a myrmecologist ANT
Down # Clue Answer 1 Nincompoop DOLT 2 Ingredient in cookies ‘n cream ice cream OREO 3 Greek sandwich GYRO 4 Zuckerberg’s company META 5 ___ Williams (bourbon brand) EVAN 6 Piece of baseball equipment MITT
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 29, 2025 Across Clue # Clue Answer 1A Word before “flaw” or “Attraction” FATAL 6A Pickle liquid BRINE 7A Horseshoe-shaped Greek letter OMEGA 8A Literary theme MOTIF 9A Like a stereotypical frat dude, in slang BROEY
Down Clue # Clue Answer 1D Irresponsible thing to “drop” around small children, perhaps FBOMB 2D Cover of knight? ARMOR 3D Link with TIETO 4D The “you” in the Rolling Stones lyric “Don’t you weep / All your kisses still taste sweet” ANGIE 5D Full of foliage LEAFY
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 27, 2025 Across Clue # Clue Answer 1A Beach trees PALMS 6A Beach view OCEAN 7A Beach keepsake SHELL 8A Removed, as wrapping paper TORE 9A What miso paste is made from SOY
Down Clue # Clue Answer 1D Feed fillers POSTS 2D Sound before a blessing ACHOO 3D Cautious LEERY 4D Like seahorses that give birth MALE 5D Show for Sarah Silverman and Sarah Sherman, for short SNL
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 26, 2025 Across Clue # Clue Answer 1A Fictional maker of the Little Giant Do-It-Yourself Rocket-Sled Kit ACME 5A Sound made while revving an imaginary motorcycle VROOM 6A Plant from which mezcal is distilled AGAVE 7A Wannabe or tryhard POSER 8A What a ticket entitles you to ENTRY
Down Clue # Clue Answer 1D Noble gas used in semiconductor manufacturing ARGON 2D Shore COAST 3D Worker who’s typically busiest around the last day of each month MOVER 4D Kind of board at a nail salon EMERY 5D Hit a pen VAPE
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 25, 2025 Across # Clue Answer 1 Guitar effect that mimics a voice WAWA 5 Red carpet figure, informally CELEB 6 Robert De Niro’s “You talkin’ to me?” line ADLIB 7 JCPenney or Family Dollar STORE 8 “Hey there!” HOWDY
⬇️ Down # Clue Answer 1 Dead set on, as an idea WEDTO 2 Permit ALLOW 3 A little bit off WEIRD 4 Home for monks ABBEY 5 Successfully win, in sports betting lingo CASH
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 23, 2025 Across Clue # Clue Answer 1 Measure of a country’s economic health: Abbr. GDP 4 Indicator of a dog’s mood TAIL 5 What “x” can mean TIMES 6 Spots SEES 7 Source of revenue for podcasters ADS
Down Clue # Clue Answer 1 Part of the 5-Across with Wordle and Strands GAMES 2 Runs out of battery DIES 3 Opposite of “ty,” in texts PLS 4 Like shoelaces TIED 5 Reason to remove a laptop from your backpack, for short TSA
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 22, 2025 Across Clue # Clue Answer 1 Man’s name with the same two vowels as BOAT, fittingly NOAH 5 Watch in one sitting, as a TV series BINGE 6 Mammal that cracks open sea urchins with rocks OTTER 7 Publicist’s concern BRAND 8 Chooses, with “for” OPTS
Down Clue # Clue Answer 1 Like some cold brew coffee NITRO 2 How beer may be served ONTAP 3 One helping to seal the deal AGENT 4 Groups of buffalo HERDS 5 ___ the Drag Queen, “Drag Race” winner on “The Traitors” BOB
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 21, 2025 Across Clue # Clue Answer 1 Feeling extremely happy JOYFUL 7 Wake from sleep AROUSE 8 Brand of cinnamon-flavored chewing gum BIG RED 9 Talk and talk and talk GAB 10 Bengal, colt or dolphin ANIMAL 13 TV show ending FINALE 14 Rook, to a chess newbie CASTLE
Down Clue # Clue Answer 1 Quick boxing punch JAB 2 Beginnings ORIGINS 3 Where you might strike a pose? YOGA MAT 4 Nickname for a fuzzy cat FURBALL 5 One of many for white vinegar USE 6 Was winning LED 10 The Bengals, Colts and Dolphins play in it: Abbr AFC 11 ___ DaCosta, director of 2023’s The Marvels NIA 12 Harper who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird LEE
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 17, 2025 Across No. Clue Answer 1A Boston Brahmin types WASPS 6A Look forward to AWAIT 7A Stock market bounceback RALLY 8A Whimsically amusing DROLL 9A Hearing or sight SENSE
Down No. Clue Answer 1D Voting districts WARDS 2D “Oh, I’m well ___!” AWARE 3D Establishment offering chemical treatments SALON 4D Contents of a box labeled SMTWTFS PILLS 5D Focus of Vogue and Elle STYLE
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 16, 2025 Clue Direction Clue Answer 1 Across Slow ___ (primate with big eyes) LORIS 6 Across Title character who says “I’ve often seen a cat without a grin…” ALICE 7 Across National mammal of the United States BISON 8 Across Something to R.S.V.P. for EVENT 9 Across Word commonly mixed up with “fewer” LESS 1 Down Where care instructions are often found on a garment LABEL 2 Down Main ingredient in tapenade OLIVE 3 Down Gets up RISES 4 Down Array on a touchscreen ICONS 5 Down Email status SENT
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 15, 2025 Across Clue No. Clue Answer 1A Long, drawn-out story SAGA 5A With 6-Down, become infatuated CRUSH 7A Unsettled feeling AGITA 8A Back tooth MOLAR 9A Passionate student, perhaps NERD
Down Clue No. Clue Answer 1D “Congrats! You’ve won…” text, usually SCAM 2D Element between chlorine and potassium ARGON 3D Craftiness GUILE 4D “___ Is Born” (film) ASTAR 6D See 5-Across HARD
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 14, 2025 Across Clue No. Clue Answer 1A Research org. that once employed Dr. Fauci NIH 4A Conflict ended on 11/11/1918, for short WWI 7A Garment with an underwire BRA 8A ___ Solo of “Star Wars” HAN 9A Verify the truth of CONFIRM 11A Student’s request while preparing for a test QUIZME 12A Music player at a ’50s-style diner JUKEBOX 13A “All good to go!” AOK 14A Prefix meaning “bird” or “flight” AVI 15A By way of VIA 16A Actor Cage, to fans NIC 17A Flecks from a campfire ASH 18A Nat ___ (TV channel) GEO
Down Clue No. Clue Answer 1D “Saturday Night Live” network NBC 2D The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, by another name IROQUOIS 3D Eight-day Jewish holiday HANUKKAH 4D Sensationally successful, in older slang WHIZBANG 5D “Full Metal Jacket” or “Saving Private Ryan” WARMOVIE 6D Where Baja California is, as opposed to California INMEXICO 10D “Fee, ___, foe, fum” FIE 12D Coding language with a coffee cup logo JAVA
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 13, 2025 Across Clue No. Clue Answer 1A House and Doogie Howser, for short MDS 4A Dessert wine PORT 5A Mugful after a sledding excursion COCOA 6A Desert whine? IMHOT 7A “Like, yesterday!” ASAP
Down Clue No. Clue Answer 1D Chocolate-and-coffee drink MOCHA 2D Sag DROOP 3D Three-point percentage, e.g. STAT 4D Poofy toy dogs, familiarly POMS 5D Org. that employs Jack Ryan in Tom Clancy novels CIA
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 12, 2025 Across Clue # Clue Answer 1 Across ___ chi TAI 4 Across Financially compensated PAID 5 Across Some things off the top of your head? HAIRS 6 Across Feels sick AILS 7 Across ___ Peacock, character in Clue MRS
Down Clue # Clue Answer 1 Down Coin flip call TAILS 2 Down Shows on TV AIRS 3 Down Requests at the bar, informally IDS 4 Down Decent poker holding PAIR 5 Down Person who loves attention HAM
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 9, 2025 Across No. Clue Answer 1A Flower that sounds like a parental nickname POPPY 6A Savvy AWARE 7A Birthplace of Buddhism INDIA 8A Stretches outside of a party? LIMOS 9A Button next to “Select” on old Nintendo controllers START
Down No. Clue Answer 1D Beach buckets PAILS 2D Take responsibility for something OWN 3D Lakshmi of “Top Chef” PADMA 4D Previous PRIOR 5D Ingredient that makes bread rise YEAST
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 8, 2025 Across No. Clue Answer 1A Org. with shooting stars NBA 4A Buildings with weather vanes, stereotypically BARNS 6A Swiss watch brand OMEGA 7A What Santa, Gandalf and Dumbledore each have BEARD 8A Pie in the ___ SKY
Down No. Clue Answer 1D “I’m bad with ___” (party excuse) NAMES 2D Start of a billiards game BREAK 3D Seeing red ANGRY 4D Timothée’s role in “A Complete Unknown” DYLAN 5D Feeling blue SAD
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 7, 2025 Mini Across No. Clue Answer 1A Yoga class need MAT 4A Umlaut, rotated 90° COLON 6A “That is shocking!” OHMYGOD 8A “___ You the One?” (reality TV show) ARE 9A Egg cells OVA 10A One of two “royal” sleeping options KINGBED 12A Bar seating STOOL 13A Favorite team of the “Chicago Pope,” for short SOX
Mini Down No. Clue Answer 1D Slices of life MOMENTS 2D Olympic gymnast Raisman ALY 3D Request at the end of a restaurant meal TOGOBOX 4D Hayes of MSNBC CHRIS 5D Medium for Melville or McCarthy NOVEL 6D Wood used for wine barrels OAK 7D June honoree DAD 11D Sticky stuff GOO
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 6, 2025 Mini Across No. Clue Answer 1A “Oh, for heaven’s ___!” SAKE 5A Ending for “cine” and “multi,” in movie theater names PLEX 6A Pelvic bone ILIUM 8A “This will ___!” (“Unacceptable!”) NOTDO 9A Excited cry from a kid on the [circled letters] WHEE
Mini Down No. Clue Answer 1D What a ballerina might do on one toe SPIN 2D Permit ALLOW 3D Richards of the Rolling Stones KEITH 4D Radiate, as energy EXUDE 7D Stooge with a bowl cut MOE
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 5, 2025 Across Clue # Clue Answer 1A Church tower topper SPIRE 6A Boardwalk addition that raises rent to $2000 HOTEL 7A Plant in the agave family YUCCA 8A Informal discussion CHAT 9A P.R. buzz HYPE
Down Clue # Clue Answer 1D Having trouble making friends on the first day of school, say SHY 2D Holder of a baby kangaroo POUCH 3D Like wool sweaters ITCHY 4D Sports write-up after a game RECAP 5D Make happy ELATE
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 4, 2025 Across Clues Clue Answer “You said it!” AMEN Nathan who said the theater quote LANE Wards (off) FENDS Be in the world EXIST Ewe said it! BAA
Down Clues Clue Answer Amazon’s version of Siri ALEXA Suffix with Beatle or Wrestle MANIA Make ___ meet ENDS Robin’s residence NEST Black History Month: Abbr. FEB
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 3, 2025 Across Clues Clue # Clue Answer 1 Across One of three primary ingredients in sponge cake EGGS 5 Across Sponge cake ingredient #2 FLOUR 7 Across Lower body exercise with one foot stretched forward and one back LUNGE 8 Across First-stringers ATEAM 9 Across Towel cloth material TERRY
Down Clues Clue # Clue Answer 1 Down Key just above D EFLAT 2 Down Butt muscle, informally GLUTE 3 Down One who’s completely toast GONER 4 Down Sponge cake ingredient #3 SUGAR 6 Down ___ Martin (brand of cognac) REMY
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – June 1, 2025 Across Clues Clue # Clue Answer 1 Across Late-night show V.I.P. HOST 5 Across Island that’s home to Waimea Canyon, a.k.a. the Grand Canyon of Hawaii KAUAI 6 Across Online notice to pay utilities E-BILL 7 Across Action figure inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame G.I. JOE 8 Across Suffix with Kazakh and Kyrgyz STAN
Down Clues Clue # Clue Answer 1 Down Repeated activity HABIT 2 Down Spiritualist’s board OUIJA 3 Down Business with stylists SALON 4 Down Material for much signage in the N.Y.C. subway system TILE 5 Down Big beer barrels KEGS
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 31, 2025 Across Clues Clue # Clue Answer 1 Across This one and that one BOTH 5 Across Ballet-inspired fitness class BARRE 6 Across Mississippi ___ (rich chocolate dessert) MUDPIE 7 Across Sea creature with the scientific name Monodon monoceros NARWHAL 8 Across Like some soccer shots ONGOAL 9 Across Strict in tone STERN 10 Across Place for a “For Sale” sign YARD
Down Clues Clue # Clue Answer 1 Down $#!&, e.g. BADWORD 2 Down Harry Potter, Annie or Bruce Wayne ORPHAN 3 Down ___ and error TRIAL 4 Down Dog trainer’s “Walk next to me!” HEEL 5 Down Hot dog alternative BURGER 6 Down Relative of a stingray MANTA 7 Down All up in one’s business NOSY
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 30, 2025 Clue # Direction Clue Answer
1 Across Browser windows TABS
5 Across Whom you often long to speak to during a customer service call HUMAN
6 Across 2024 film that won Best Picture ANORA
7 Across Weightless state experienced by astronauts, for short ZEROG
8 Across Garden in Genesis EDEN
1 Down Adjusted, as a radio dial TUNED
3 Down British nobility rank below earl and viscount BARON
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 29, 2025 Across # Clue Answer 1 Language heard in Bangkok THAI 5 Major brand of athletic shoes ASICS 6 Language family that includes Swahili BANTU 7 Language from which we get “pajama” and “khaki” URDU 8 Small amount of Manhattan? SIP
Down # Clue Answer 1 Old Russian rulers TSARS 2 Language that’s third in number of worldwide speakers (after English and Mandarin) HINDI 3 Misbehave ACTUP 4 Sch. not far from Des Moines ISU 5 ___ Dhabi ABU
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 28, 2025 Across # Clue Answer 1 Stuff that accumulates on a bookshelf DUST 5 “Inside Out 2” emotion who’s constantly glued to her phone ENNUI 7 Snack for a squirrel ACORN 8 Fail, informally FLUNK 9 Crafter’s online marketplace ETSY
Down # Clue Answer 1 Using sign language, say DEAF 2 ___ Sam (patriotic symbol) UNCLE 3 What a tapir can grasp and manipulate objects with SNOUT 4 Chances to play in a board game TURNS 6 Like one’s fingers after using a leaky pen INKY
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 27, 2025 Across # Clue Answer 1 “___ the whole world gone mad?” HAS 4 Cause of increased “Aww”s and decreased “Zzz”s BABY 5 Romantic dozen ROSES 6 Still competing INIT 7 Flower ___ (as described by 1-, 4-, 5- and 6-Across, read in order?) BED
Down # Clue Answer 1 Certain religious Jew HASID 2 Help with a crime ABET 3 The “S” of iOS: Abbr. SYS 4 Skeleton piece BONE 5 4-Down in the chest RIB
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 26, 2025 Across Clue # Clue Answer 1A Endangers RISKS 6A “Bloomin'” item at Outback Steakhouse ONION 7A Up the ___ (plentifully) WAZOO 8A Lived (in) DWELT 9A “You wanted to see me because …?” YES
Down Clue # Clue Answer 1D Rambunctious ROWDY 2D Totally blown away INAWE 3D S, M and L SIZES 4D ___-Aid Man, mascot known for smashing through walls KOOL 5D Pesky little twerp SNOT
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 25, 2025 Across Clue # Clue Answer 1A Good for a bike route, bad for a bike tire FLAT 5A Rolling in it RICH 6A Internet company with a purple logo YAHOO 8A McIlroy who won the 2025 Masters RORY 9A Mumford & ___ (rock band) SONS
Down Clue # Clue Answer 1D Food item dipped in ketchup FRY 2D Apt rhyme of “falsifiers” LIARS 3D Sneezing sound ACHOO 4D Plant’s defense against herbivores, perhaps THORN 7D Yiddish exclamations of woe OYS
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 24, 2025 Across “Get a load of ___!” – THIS Ability to keep one’s balance on a ship – SEALEGS Army shirt? – TANKTOP Chicago trains – ELS Wand-waving org. – TSA Down Something “read” in tasseography (tea leaf reading) – TEALEAF Sci-fi hero with the line “Never tell me the odds” – HANSOLO Kind or type – ILK Where a story takes place – SETTING Lather, rinse or repeat – STEP NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 23, 2025 Clues & Answers Across Chooses to receive marketing emails, with “in” Answer: OPTSBuck ___, first Black coach in Major League Baseball (1962) Answer: ONEILLike your epidermis? Answer: SKINNYLike the element Fe? Answer: IRONYQuite a lot of Answer: MANYDown Bulb in the kitchen Answer: ONIONLike an ink-filled writing tool? Answer: PENNYMicroscopic Answer: TINYActing deviously Answer: SLYGreen gumbo ingredient Answer: OKRA___ card (smartphone chip) Answer: SIMNYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 22, 2025 Across Clue Number Clue Answer 1A Part of a fleet SHIP 5A Answer to Gollum’s riddle in The Hobbit TIME 6A “See ya!” LATER 7A Second-most popular girl’s name of the 2020s, after Olivia EMMA 8A Not keeping secrets OPEN
Down Clue Number Clue Answer 1D Sticker on an envelope STAMP 2D “I’d like another card,” in blackjack HITME 3D “Uhh, that is to say …” IMEAN 4D The “p” of m.p.h. PER 6D Name taken by the new pope LEO
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 21, 2025 Across Clue Number Clue Answer 1A Either role played by Michael B. Jordan in 2025’s “Sinners” TWIN 5A “Wow, wow, wow!” OHMY 6A Gr-” word that follows “green” GRAPE 7A Bit of land in the ocean ISLE 8A Père ___, name for Santa Claus in France NOEL
Down Clue Number Clue Answer 1D Trunk of the body TORSO 2D “Wh-” word that follows “white” WHALE 3D Urge forward IMPEL 4D Bill ___ the Science Guy NYE 6D Alcohol paired with tonic GIN
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 20, 2025 Across Clue Number Clue Answer 1A “Pink ___ Club” (Chappell Roan hit) PONY 5A Instrument that might be made with a comb and wax paper KAZOO 6A How bedtime stories are often read ALOUD 7A On edge TENSE 8A Short Instagram video REEL
Down Clue Number Clue Answer 1D Less colorful PALER 2D Layer of the upper atmosphere OZONE 3D Totally pointless NOUSE 4D Hit a high note in a high place, perhaps YODEL 5D Kit ___ bar KAT
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 19, 2025 Across Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Network satirized on “30 Rock,” for short NBC 4 Sport played on horseback POLO 5 One for whom every day is Boxing Day? MOVERS 6 Like correct letters in Wordle GREEN 7 Blend together MELD
Down Clue Number Clue Answer 1 “Invisible Man” or “Little Women” NOVEL 2 Run in the wash BLEED 3 What bourbon whiskey is primarily made from CORN 4 Tiny hole in the skin PORE 5 Longtime movie studio acquired by Amazon in 2022 MGM
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 18, 2025 Across Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Golf shot that’s also a piece of computer hardware CHIP 5 Golf shot that’s also a piece of computer hardware DRIVE 6 Screenwriter Sorkin AARON 7 Nonreactive, chemically INERT 8 “Bye-bye!” SEEYA
Down Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Origami bird CRANE 2 Person added to the staff HIREE 3 Material used to plate the skin of the Parthenon Athena and the statue of Zeus at Olympia IVORY 4 Five: Prefix PENTA 5 Speaker’s platform DAIS
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 17, 2025 Across # Clue Answer 1A “Link in ___” (promotional catchphrase on social media) BIO 4A They’re ground in a coffee grinder BEANS 6A Bike riders’ headwear HELMETS 8A Variety of tomato whose name is also a meat BEEFSTEAK 10A Shoe spec that describes this puzzle? EXTRAWIDE 11A “Cha-ching, nothin’ to it!” EASYMONEY
Down # Clue Answer 1D Church spot where bats hang out BELFRY 2D The first three words of “Green Eggs and Ham,” straight from the narrator IAMSAM 3D Boxing punch combo ONETWO 4D Purple slices in a salad BEETS 5D Oktoberfest glass STEIN 6D Prefix with decimal, in coding HEXA 7D One-named hit singer with 1985’s “Smooth Operator” SADE 8D Spelling ___ BEE 9D Paper with the answers KEY
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 16, 2025 Across # Clue Answer 1A Unit of distance that can precede “stone” and “age” MILE 5A Kind of powder used for hot chocolate COCOA 6A On the button EXACT 7A Connections LINKS 8A “___ not and say we did!” LETS
Down # Clue Answer 1D Gutsy determination MOXIE 2D “That’s not gonna work for me” ICANT 3D Strands LOCKS 4D Has a bite EATS 5D Spreadsheet unit CELL
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 15, 2025 Across # Clue Answer 1A Direction opposite of WSW ENE 4A Shoot out, as lava from a volcano SPEW 5A “In what place?” WHERE 6A Plants you didn’t plant, perhaps WEEDS 7A Like Mini crosswords … and a phonetic description of this puzzle? EASY
Down # Clue Answer 1D Fencing swords EPEES 2D Prone to geeking out NERDY 3D Farm animals that sound like vowels not seen in this puzzle? EWES 4D Stadium at which the Beatles performed an iconic 1965 concert SHEA 5D Org. for Hulk Hogan and John Cena WWE
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 14, 2025 Across No. Clue Answer 1A Opposite ends of the earth POLES 6A Animal with “white” and “black” varieties (really, they’re both gray) RHINO 7A Plant deeply EMBED 8A What’s coming to you KARMA 9A “No” vote NAY
Down No. Clue Answer 1D Program for kids aged 3–5, informally PRE-K 2D “That’s crazy, dude!” OH MAN 3D Sign after Virgo LIBRA 4D Sworn ___ ENEMY 5D Pop bottles, e.g. SODA
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 13, 2025 Across No. Clue Answer 1A “Pointer” used to highlight a talking point LASER 6A Submit a C.V. APPLY 7A Get behind the wheel DRIVE 8A “Oh boy, that’s not good!” YIKES 9A “___ Misérables” LES
Down No. Clue Answer 1D “___ Madonna” (Beatles song) LADY 2D When March Madness ends, curiously APRIL 3D Sudden increase SPIKE 4D Legolas and Galadriel, in “The Lord of the Rings” ELVES 5D Spirits akin to bourbons RYES
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 11, 2025 Across Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1A Piece of bacon STRIP 6A Renter’s contract LEASE 7A Country whose national bird is the peacock INDIA 8A Layers of paint COATS 9A Make a mistake ERR
Down Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1D Piece of toast SLICE 2D Kind of saxophone played by Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane TENOR 3D Weather forecast tool, either way you look at it RADAR 4D “___ just me …” ISIT 5D Pod group PEAS
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 10, 2025 Across Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1A Common inclusion in a tourist’s brochure MAP 4A Olympic honor MEDAL 6A Any of a set of green plastic toys in “Toy Story” SOLDIER 8A Still on the loose ATLARGE 9A Driver’s license or passport PHOTOID 10A Star of the Eras Tour SWIFT 11A 30, 45 or 50, on a beach bottle: Abbr. SPF
Down Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1D Chills (out) MELLOWS 2D Prompt after swiping one’s card at an iPad cash register ADDATIP 3D Form groups of two PAIROFF 4D Flittering fliers around a flame MOTHS 5D Totally authentic LEGIT 6D Sticky stuff SAP 7D “No turn on ___” (road sign) RED
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 9, 2025 Across Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1A Humpty Dumpty, in many illustrations EGG 4A Cartoon bear who wears a red shirt and no pants POOH 6A Collection of world maps ATLAS 8A Counterpart of “adios” HOLA 9A [See circled letters] WOW
Down Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1D Clean water org. EPA 2D Subculture with black clothing GOTH 3D “When they ___ …” (start of a memorable Michelle Obama line) GOLOW 5D Angel topper HALO 7D It has sharp teeth SAW
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 8, 2025 Across Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1A Adjective that rhymes with “sheesh” or “pitch,” depending on who you ask NICHE 6A Colossal ___, marine animal filmed in its natural habitat for the first time in 2025 SQUID 7A Like some caterpillars FURRY 8A Some spouses WIVES 9A Bill’s time-traveling partner of film TED
Down Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1D Letters meaning “Don’t click this in public!” NSFW 2D “You can take this job and shove it!” IQUIT 3D Feature of a winding road CURVE 4D Added to the payroll HIRED 5D Dreyer’s ice cream, on the East Coast EDYS
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 7, 2025 Across Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1A Ovechkin who broke Wayne Gretzky’s N.H.L. goals record ALEX 5A Stand-in PROXY 6A Industry for marketing professionals, informally ADBIZ 7A Poe, Pope or Pound POET 8A Org. that really ought to give you a break? IRS
Down Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1D Intense passion ARDOR 2D Parts of ears and brains LOBES 3D Glowing sign in a movie theater EXIT 4D End of the alphabet XYZ 5D Spanish term of endearment PAPI
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 6, 2025 Across Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1A Everest and Kilimanjaro abbr MTS 4A A little horse FOAL 5A A little hoarse RASPY 6A Perfect IDEAL 7A Unlike houses that have been professionally staged MESSY
Down Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1D Hero of the Passover Seder MOSES 2D Spanish small plates TAPAS 3D In a sneaky way SLYLY 4D Lessen over time FADE 5D What airballs fail to touch RIM
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 5, 2025 Across Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1A Thinnest U.S. coins, at around 1/20th of an inch DIMES 6A “Sorry, already have plans” ICANT 7A Silent but deadly sort NINJA 8A George ___, pen name of the Victorian writer Mary Ann Evans ELIOT 9A “That’s great news!” YAY
Down Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1D Wine pairing? DINE 2D In a chilly manner ICILY 3D In a chilly manner (possible error: clue repeated) MANIA 4D Waiter’s “Hope you like the food!” ENJOY 5D Batting average, e.g. STAT
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – May 3, 2025 Across Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1A Greiner of “Shark Tank” LORI 5A Not making a sound SILENT 7A Super-stoked PSYCHED 9A Convenience hidden in “get that money” ATM 10A Indivisible ONE 11A Eighth planet from the sun NEPTUNE 13A Sipped on slowly, say NURSED 14A Mystic with a vision SEER
Down Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1D Appropriate anagram of 5-Across LISTEN 2D Mount where Zeus and Hera reigned OLYMPUS 3D __ league (amateur sports organization) REC 4D Using staff, rather than outside contractors INHOUSE 5D Extend across SPAN 6D $10 bill, informally TENNER 8D Homeowner’s document DEED 12D III, in Italy TRE
