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Here are the clues and answers for the NYT Mini Crossword dated Monday, August 11, 2025. The Across answers are BASH, DELTA, ELBOW, FLUNK and TAME; the Down answers are BELLA, ALBUM, STONE, HAWK and DEFT.
Across clues and answers
- Blowout party — BASH
- Airline with Sky Club lounges — DELTA
- Body part that can be held with one hand, but not both — ELBOW
- Get an “F” on — FLUNK
- Subdued — TAME
Down clues and answers
- Ramsey of “The Last of Us” — BELLA
- Collection of Facebook photos — ALBUM
- Building material for the Washington Monument — STONE
- “Red-tailed” or “red-shouldered” bird — HAWK
- Masterful — DEFT
About the NYT Mini
The NYT Mini is a short online crossword. Forbes and Word Finder describe the usual weekday grid as 5×5, with a larger Saturday format; see Forbes’ August 10, 2025 guide and Word Finder’s Mini answer guide for that format context.
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