Need help with the NYT Mini for Wednesday, June 4, 2025? Start with the graduated hints below; the full Across and Down answer key is farther down, behind a spoiler warning.
Hints for the June 4, 2025 NYT Mini
These clues and answers were reported by Kris Holt in Forbes. Read only as far as you need to.
Across
- 1 Across: Think of a three-letter nickname for Samuel, shortened by removing its last three letters.
- 4 Across: A paleontologist might uncover part of a skeleton.
- 5 Across: Picture the weather often associated with San Francisco in summer.
- 6 Across: The clue puts quotation marks around “Bald”; think of a bird whose name completes a familiar phrase.
- 7 Across: A household appliance that spins clothes to remove moisture.
Down
- 1 Down: The opposite of dry, with an extra hint: it rhymes with the answer to 5 Across.
- 2 Down: A selfie taker may adjust this to improve the shot.
- 3 Down: A fragrant, sweet-tasting lemon named for a family of citrus growers.
- 4 Down: The stranded boys in Lord of the Flies hunt this wild animal.
- 5 Down: The organization Jerome Powell leads is often referred to with “the” before its abbreviation.
Full answer key
Spoilers ahead: the complete answers to the Wednesday, June 4, 2025 puzzle appear below.
Show the Across and Down answers
Across
- 1 Across: SAM — “Nickname that drops ‘-uel’”
- 4 Across: BONE — “Paleontologist’s discovery”
- 5 Across: FOGGY — “Like San Francisco during the summer”
- 6 Across: EAGLE — “‘Bald’ bird”
- 7 Across: DRYER — “Clothes tumbler”
Down
- 1 Down: SOGGY — “Damp”
- 2 Down: ANGLE — “Consideration for a selfie taker”
- 3 Down: MEYER — “Sweet variety of lemon”
- 4 Down: BOAR — “Animal hunted by the stranded kids in Lord of the Flies”
- 5 Down: FED — “Org. for Jerome Powell, with ‘the’”
About the NYT Mini
The Mini is a compact daily crossword, generally set on a five-by-five grid with three to five clues in each direction; some editions, especially Saturday puzzles, may be larger. Holt’s June 2025 article described that day’s puzzle as available free on the NYT website and NYT Games app, while archived puzzles required an NYT Games subscription. Those are access details reported at the time, not a statement of current subscription terms.
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