Here are the clues and answers for the NYT Mini Crossword dated Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The year is identified by Forbes’ matching article; it is not part of the puzzle’s canonical title. Spoilers follow.
Spoilers: Tuesday’s NYT Mini answers
The clue wording and answers below are reproduced from Erik Kain’s Forbes article, published September 29, 2025. Forbes is not an official NYT answer key.
Across
- 1A. Exclamation made with a shiver — BRR
- 4A. Putt ’er there! — GREEN
- 6A. “___ gotta be kidding me!” — YOU’VE
- 7A. Negative attribute, so to speak — MINUS
- 8A. Got some shut-eye — SLEPT
Down
- 1D. Oven button with a “high” or “low” setting — BROIL
- 2D. Get together again, like alumni — REUNE
- 3D. Make go “Vroom!” — REV UP
- 4D. Spots where you might spot some spotters — GYMS
- 5D. Egg container — NEST
A couple of tricky clues
“Putt ’er there!”
The pun points to GREEN, the putting surface on a golf course. Kain noted that he initially read the clue as “Put ‘er there,” rather than as a golf reference.
“Got some shut-eye”
The answer is SLEPT. Kain said he first entered SLEEP, which did not fit the past-tense clue.
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One solver’s reported time
Kain reported finishing in 2:23 and described getting sidetracked while playing. That is his personal solve time, not a benchmark for other players or a measure of the puzzle’s difficulty.
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Kain’s 2025 article describes the Mini as playable on the web or in the app and says the app is needed to access the archive. Those are the access details reported in that article; current NYT Games terms may differ.
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