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Hints for the May 29, 2025 NYT Mini
Try the language clues first: Bangkok points to a language, Swahili belongs to a language family, and the clue about “pajama” and “khaki” asks for another language. For the Manhattan clue, think of the drink rather than the borough. The clue list and hints are also available in Try Hard Guides’ May 29 hints.
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Full answer key (spoilers)
The complete across and down answers are listed below. Forbes and H2S Media publish matching keys.
Across
| No. | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Language heard in Bangkok | THAI |
| 5 | Major brand of athletic shoes | ASICS |
| 6 | Language family that includes Swahili | BANTU |
| 7 | Language from which we get “pajama” and “khaki” | URDU |
| 8 | Small amount of Manhattan? | SIP |
Down
| No. | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Russian rulers | TSARS |
| 2 | Language that’s third in number of worldwide speakers, after English and Mandarin | HINDI |
| 3 | Misbehave | ACTUP |
| 4 | Sch. not far from Des Moines | ISU |
| 5 | ___ Dhabi | ABU |
Clue explanations
Why “Small amount of Manhattan?” is SIP
Here, Manhattan means the cocktail. A small amount of a drink is a sip, making SIP the wordplay answer.
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What ISU stands for
ISU is Iowa State University, the school referenced by the clue about a school near Des Moines. H2S Media explicitly expands the abbreviation in its May 29 answer key.
The language clues
THAI, BANTU, URDU and HINDI make the puzzle language-heavy. These are the intended answers to the clues; the answer key alone does not establish a full linguistic history for the words cited in the URDU clue.
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In its May 2025 coverage, Forbes reported that this Mini was free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app, while access to earlier puzzles in the archives required an NYT Games subscription. Access terms can change, so check the current NYT Games page before relying on that older availability information. Forbes’ dated answer key and access report is the source for that May 2025 context.
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