Need help with the Friday, August 29, 2025, NYT Mini? Start with the letter hints below, then open the clearly marked spoiler for the complete grid entries.
Hints for the August 29, 2025, NYT Mini
These hints give a starting or ending letter for each answer. Try the clues before moving to the spoiler.
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Across
- 1 Across: Recede, as the tide — starts with E.
- 4 Across: Fictional creature voiced by Rihanna, James Corden or Nick Offerman in a 2025 animated movie — starts with S.
- 6 Across: Diet that harkens back to prehistoric times — ends with O.
- 7 Across: It’s tough to digest — starts with F.
- 8 Across: Trippy drug, for short — ends with D.
Down
- 1 Down: One might start “Hope you are well” — ends with L.
- 2 Down: Future tulips — starts with B.
- 3 Down: Munchkin or Maine Coon — starts with B.
- 4 Down: No. on a sunscreen bottle — ends with F.
- 5 Down: Supportive of — starts with F.
Spoiler: August 29, 2025, Mini answers
Stop here if you do not want the completed entries. The across and down lists below match in the published guides from Parade and Moneycontrol. These are corroborating answer guides, not an official NYT solution page.
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- 1 Across: EBB
- 4 Across: SMURF
- 6 Across: PALEO
- 7 Across: FIBER
- 8 Across: LSD
Down answers
- 1 Down: EMAIL
- 2 Down: BULBS
- 3 Down: BREED
- 4 Down: SPF
- 5 Down: FOR
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The NYT Help Center’s Mini Crossword page says Games and All Access subscribers can solve past Mini puzzles in the archive. The help listing describes archive access; it does not provide this dated puzzle’s solution.
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