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Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini crossword on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Spoilers below. The year matters: May 25 also has a separate puzzle edition in 2026.
May 25, 2025 Mini crossword answers
Spoiler warning: The entries below give away the puzzle.
Across
- 1 Across: FLAT
- 5 Across: RICH
- 6 Across: YAHOO
- 8 Across: RORY
- 9 Across: SONS
Down
- 1 Down: FRY
- 2 Down: LIARS
- 3 Down: ACHOO
- 4 Down: THORN
- 7 Down: OYS
Clues for the May 25, 2025 answers
Across clues
- 1 Across: Good for a bike route, bad for a bike tire — FLAT.
- 5 Across: Rolling in it — RICH.
- 6 Across: Internet company with a purple logo — YAHOO.
- 8 Across: McIlroy who won the 2025 Masters — RORY.
- 9 Across: Mumford & ____ (rock band) — SONS.
Down clues
- 1 Down: Food item dipped in ketchup — FRY.
- 2 Down: Apt rhyme of “falsifiers” — LIARS.
- 3 Down: Sneezing sound — ACHOO.
- 4 Down: Plant’s defense against herbivores, perhaps — THORN.
- 7 Down: Yiddish exclamations of woe — OYS.
How to find the May 25 puzzle in the NYT archive
- Open the New York Times Crossword Archive.
- Select the Mini archive tab.
- Choose the month and year, then select the May 25 puzzle.
The archive instructions describe how to navigate to a puzzle; they do not establish access terms for every account or location.
Why the year matters
“May 25” alone does not identify a unique Mini crossword. This answer key is for May 25, 2025; a separate May 25, 2026 edition exists, so do not use these entries for that grid.
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