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Need help with the NYT Mini Crossword for Wednesday, May 28, 2025? Start with the clue hints below; the full answer key is farther down, after a spoiler warning.
Hints for the May 28, 2025 NYT Mini Crossword
These clues and hints are for the Wednesday, May 28 puzzle. Each hint gives the first or last letter of the answer.
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Across
- Stuff that accumulates on a bookshelf — Ends with T.
- “Inside Out 2” emotion who’s constantly glued to her phone — Starts with E.
- Snack for a squirrel — Starts with A.
- Fail, informally — Ends with K.
- Crafter’s online marketplace — Ends with Y.
Down
- Using sign language, say — Ends with F.
- ____ Sam (patriotic symbol) — Starts with U.
- What a tapir can grasp and manipulate objects with — Starts with S.
- Chances to play in a board game — Ends with S.
- Like one’s fingers after using a leaky pen — Ends with Y.
Full answer key: May 28, 2025
Spoilers below. Stop here if you want to solve the puzzle using only the hints.
Across answers
- DUST
- ENNUI
- ACORN
- FLUNK
- ETSY
Down answers
- DEAF
- UNCLE
- SNOUT
- TURNS
- INKY
About this dated puzzle
The NYT Mini is a smaller, quicker version of the daily crossword. Parade’s date-specific guide says the Mini resets at 10 p.m.; it does not identify a timezone for that reset time.
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