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The NYT Mini Crossword answers for Tuesday, May 13, 2025, are listed below by direction and clue number. Use the clue column to check a specific entry without reading the rest of the answer list.
Across answers
| Number | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Pointer” used to highlight a talking point | LASER |
| 6 | Submit a C.V. | APPLY |
| 7 | Get behind the wheel | DRIVE |
| 8 | “Oh boy, that’s not good!” | YIKES |
| 9 | “___ Misérables” | LES |
Down answers
| Number | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “___ Madonna” (Beatles song) | LADY |
| 2 | When March Madness ends, curiously | APRIL |
| 3 | Sudden increase | SPIKE |
| 4 | Legolas and Galadriel, in “The Lord of the Rings” | ELVES |
| 5 | Spirits akin to bourbons | RYES |
About this dated puzzle
Forbes and Try Hard Guides list the same ten clue prompts and answers for May 13. The official NYT archive was not directly checked, so these answers are corroborated by answer guides rather than described here as officially verified. Forbes’ May 12, 2025 answer guide and Try Hard Guides’ May 12, 2025 answer guide provide the dated clue lists.
For context, Forbes describes the Mini as usually a 5-by-5 puzzle with three to five clues in each direction, though some Saturday grids are larger. Forbes also reports that the Mini is free to play on the NYT website or NYT Games app and that access to previous puzzles in the archives requires an NYT Games subscription; those access details reflect Forbes’ reporting, not a direct check of NYT’s current terms. Forbes’ puzzle and access context
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