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!
Across 1A: With 4-Across, non-alcoholic drink with a flavor reminiscent of beer — HOP 4A: See 1-Across — WATER 6A: Houston M.L.B. player — ASTRO 7A: Sister’s daughter — NIECE 8A: “Just ___ a bite” (parent’s dinner encouragement) — TRY
Down 1D: Possesses a certain unnameable quality — HAIST 2D: Animal that’s the mascot of California State University, Monterey Bay — OTTER 3D: Best friend of Thomas the Tank Engine — PERCY 4D: Sickly in appearance — WAN 5D: Sphere on a sushi roll — ROE
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – August 4, 2025
Across
1A. Key above Caps Lock : TAB 4A. Biased sports fan : HOMER 6A. What puts the “i” in Silicon Valley? : APPLE 7A. Triangular road sign : YIELD 8A. Items in a music library, for short : CDS
Down
1D. Conversation subject : TOPIC 2D. Pumped up : AMPED 3D. “Silver ___” (Christmas classic) : BELLS 4D. Farm fodder : HAY 5D. Like pants in the classic Nantucket style : RED
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – August 3, 2025
ACROSS
1A. WINE TOUR — With 5-Down, road-trip with frequent stops for reds 🍷 5A. TONER — Printer supply 6A. ORDER — Use DoorDash or Grubhub 7A. USED — Like thrift shop items 8A. REX — Distortus ___, mutant dinosaur in Jurassic World Rebirth (sounds like trouble 👀)
DOWN
1D. WORSE — Not as good 2D. INDEX — End-of-book reference 3D. NEED — Have to have 4D. ERR — Go wrong 5D. WINE TOUR — See 1-Across 🍇🚗
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – August 2, 2025
ACROSS
1A. APP — TikTok or Tinder 4A. ABA — Lawyers’ org 7A. CHEMLAB — Place with Bunsen burners and breakers, in brief 🔬 9A. COLOGNE — Product that can be sampled with a spray on the wrist 10A. TONED — Visibly muscular 💪 11A. TOTEBAG — Groceries carrier 13A. EGOTRIP — Self-indulgent “journey” 14A. MSN — AOL alternative (blast from the dial-up past) 15A. ADS — Things that phone users might accidentally tap on webpages 🙄
DOWN
1D. ACC — Sports org. now oddly spanning from Texas to California 2D. PHOTOGS — Hobbyists with cameras, informally 📸 3D. PELOTON — Big name in exercise bikes 4D. ALGEBRA — “Solve for x” subject 5D. BANDAID — Temporary fix, so to speak 6D. ABE — Pres. Lincoln 8D. MONET — “Show me the ___” (punny art museum request) 11D. TEM — President pro ___ 12D. GPS — Road trip assistance, for short
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – August 1, 2025
ACROSS
1A. HUG — Arm-y greeting 🤗 4A. PURE — Undiluted … or a country with its vowels swapped (Peru) 5A. TANGO — Ballroom dance … or a country with its vowels swapped (Tonga) 6A. ACTED — Played a role 7A. JESSE — Eisenberg of The Social Network
DOWN
1D. HUNTS — Ketchup brand 2D. URGES — Eggs on 3D. GEODE — Crystal-lined rock 4D. PACE — Marathoner’s concern 5D. TAJ — ___ Mahal
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 31, 2025
ACROSS
1. JABS — Quick punches 5. ZEBRA — Animal with unique stripes, similar to human fingerprints 6. ELBOW — The People’s ___ (The Rock’s signature wrestling move) 7. SLOWS — Pumps the brakes, say 8. TOTS — Many “Bluey” viewers
DOWN
1. JELLO — Treat once advertised as “America’s Most Famous Dessert” 2. ABBOT — Head of a monastery 3. BROWS — Furrowed facial features 4. SAWS — Lumber mill tools 5. ZEST — Grated citrus peel
1A: ____ Escola, Tony-winning portrayer of Mary Todd Lincoln in “Oh, Mary!” — COLE 5A: Tear to pieces as documents or cheese — SHRED 6A: Gentle prod — NUDGE 7A: Enjoyed a home-cooked meal — ATE IN 8A: Sassy — PERT
Down
1D: Ladder’s counterpart — CHUTE 2D: Something taken by a server — ORDER 3D: The real deal — LEGIT 4D: The garden in “The Garden of Earthly Delights” — EDEN 5D: “____ out of it!” (“Wake up!”) — SNAP
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 28, 2025
🟩 Across
1A: Courtroom prosecutors, for short — DAS 4A: Fails to mention — OMITS 7A: Finished the season on a hot streak — WONOUT 9A: Subtle distinction — NUANCE 10A: See 1-Down — RIGHT
🟦 Down
1D: With 10-Across, completely and utterly — DOWN (DOWNRIGHT) 2D: Love, in French — AMOUR 3D: Mount where Moses received the Ten Commandments — SINAI 5D: Grab from the grill with a gripper — TONG 6D: “There’s no ___ thing!” — SUCH 8D: Vietnamese New Year — TET
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 27, 2025
🟩 Across
1A: In addition — ALSO 5A: Psithurism, n. “The sound of ___ rustling through the trees” — WIND 6A: Like scones and stoners — BAKED 7A: Retail chain with an average store size of 300,000 square feet — IKEA 8A: Work station — DESK
🟦 Down
1D: Up — AWAKE 2D: Social media currency — LIKES 3D: Tiptoe around — SNEAK 4D: Like 2025, but not 2026 — ODD 6D: Contractor’s offer — BID
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 26, 2025
Acorss
De bugs? — INSECTS
Make funnier, as jokes — PUNCH UP
“Life is like a box of chocolates,” for example — ANALOGY
Dot on a domino — PIP
In an upbeat mood — CHIPPER
Important topic in sex education — CONSENT
Leaves the Union — SECEDES
Down
Hoppy order at a happy hour — IPA
Convent member — NUN
Tech company with a bright yellow scheme and ghost logo — SNAP INC
Sun block? — ECLIPSE
Like many ingredients in a Cobb salad — CHOPPED
Pull sharply — TUG
One with a secret identity — SPY
Syringe amts. — CCS
Garden tool with a long handle — HOE
Opposite of WSW — ENE
Certain football linemen: Abbr. — RTS
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 25, 2025
🔠 Across
1A. What a palm tree emoji on Slack might indicate, informally — VACAY 6A. Skirt — EVADE 7A. iPhone app for jotting — NOTES 8A. C.E.O., C.F.O. or C.T.O. — TITLE 9A. Requirements for pink or purple hair — DYES
🔽 Down
1D. Let off a little steam — VENT 2D. Skirt — AVOID 3D. Like a remark that might elicit a “me-ow” — CATTY 4D. “Skyfall” singer — ADELE 5D. Positive R.S.V.P.s — YESES
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 24, 2025
Across:
1A. Overhead tennis shot – SMASH 6A. Dish over which Lady and Tramp share a kiss – PASTA 7A. How some solve print crosswords – IN PEN 8A. Work with dough – KNEAD 9A. The Bronx Bombers, informally – YANKS
Down:
1D. Like hair in a mohawk, often – SPIKY 2D. Miraculous “bread from heaven” in the Book of Exodus – MANNA 3D. Colorado ski town – ASPEN 4D. Entrée that comes with its own knife – STEAK 5D. They have five digits each, typically – HANDS
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 23, 2025
Across Clues & Answers
Clue #
Clue
Answer
1 Across
With 5-Down, mystery meet?
BLIND
6 Across
___ Puffs (cereal)
COCOA
7 Across
Bike without pedaling, say
COAST
8 Across
Spending binge
SPREE
9 Across
Hoped-for answer when on bended knee
YES
Down Clues & Answers
Clue #
Clue
Answer
1 Down
Secretly includes, as on an email
BCCS
2 Down
In a silly mood
LOOPY
3 Down
Empathetic words
ICARE
4 Down
Spots for septum piercings
NOSES
5 Down
See 1-Across
DATE
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – July 22, 2025
Across Clues & Answers
Clue #
Clue
Answer
1 Across
Get ready for a vacation
PACK
5 Across
How you might feel after riding a rollercoaster
DIZZY
6 Across
“All things being _____…”
EQUAL
7 Across
Small donkey of the Southwest
BURRO
8 Across
Items shot from cannons at baseball games
TEES
Down Clues & Answers
Clue #
Clue
Answer
1 Down
Spark, as curiosity
PIQUE
2 Down
Sky-blue hue
AZURE
3 Down
Government policy leaders
CZARS
4 Down
____ Ren, villain in “Star Wars”
KYLO
5 Down
What an I.O.U. represents
DEBT
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
2
Down
Love, in Rome
AMORE
3
Down
British nobility rank below earl and viscount
BARON
4
Down
Grab a hold of
SNAG
5
Down
Mental fog
HAZE
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: OPTS
Buck ___, first Black coach in Major League Baseball (1962) Answer: ONEIL
Like your epidermis? Answer: SKINNY
Like the element Fe? Answer: IRONY
Quite a lot of Answer: MANY
Down
Bulb in the kitchen Answer: ONION
Like an ink-filled writing tool? Answer: PENNY
Microscopic Answer: TINY
Acting deviously Answer: SLY
Green 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)
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