The Thursday, August 14, 2025 NYT Mini Crossword answers are COWS, MANIA, ADIEU, TROLL and TEND across, and CADRE, ONION, WIELD, SAUL and MATT down. The year matters: this answer set is for the 2025 puzzle, not another August 14.
Across answers
- 1-Across: COWS — Animals holding “Eat Mor Chikin” signs, in a classic ad campaign.
- 5-Across: MANIA — Suffix with Beatle or Wrestle.
- 6-Across: ADIEU — “Au revoir!”
- 7-Across: TROLL — Ugly poster?
- 8-Across: TEND — Be likely (to).
Down answers
- 1-Down: CADRE — Core group.
- 2-Down: ONION — Vegetable combined with celery and carrot to form “mirepoix.”
- 3-Down: WIELD — Handle, as a sword.
- 4-Down: SAUL — “Better Call ___” (“Breaking Bad” spinoff).
- 5-Down: MATT — Damon of “Oppenheimer.”
About this Mini
The Mini is the New York Times’ compact crossword. Forbes’ August 2025 account describes most daily grids as five-by-five, with three to five clues in each direction; larger grids can appear, especially on Saturdays. The same account says the puzzle could be played on the NYT website or in the NYT Games app, while access to previous puzzles in the archive required an NYT Games subscription at that time. Access terms may have changed since then. Source: Forbes
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