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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword isn’t too tough. I was stumped right away though, with 1-Across, but when I read it to my teen daughter, she knew it immediately. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.
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Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.
The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for May 25, 2025.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Good for a bike route, bad for a bike tire
Answer: FLAT
5A clue: Rolling in it
Answer: RICH
6A clue: Internet company with a purple logo
Answer: YAHOO
8A clue: McIlroy who won the 2025 Masters
Answer: RORY
9A clue: Mumford & ___ (rock band)
Answer: SONS
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Food item dipped in ketchup
Answer: FRY
2D clue: Apt rhyme of “falsifiers”
Answer: LIARS
3D clue: Sneezing sound
Answer: ACHOO
4D clue: Plant’s defense against herbivores, perhaps
Answer: THORN
7D clue: Yiddish exclamations of woe
Answer: OYS
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