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 – 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: MANY
Down
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: SIM
NYT 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
