Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answer on Nov 21, 2025

Daily answers for the New York Times Mini Crossword game.

Mini Crossword

Friday, November 21, 2025
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ACROSS

  1. 1.Pump iron
  2. 5.Peer
  3. 7.Like the music of Rick James and James Brown
  4. 8.Animal that can't change its stripes, per an old adage
  5. 9.Pointed part of a fork

DOWN

  1. 1.Dominant hand for Shohei Ohtani when batting, but not pitching
  2. 2.Resignation proclamation
  3. 3.Mushrooms, mold, mildew, etc.
  4. 4."Is this seat ___?"
  5. 6.U-shaped instrument in ancient Greece

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Friday, November 21, 2025

1L
2I
3F
4T
5E
Q
U
A
6L
7F
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8T
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9T
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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Pump iron(LIFT)
  2. 5.Peer(EQUAL)
  3. 7.Like the music of Rick James and James Brown(FUNKY)
  4. 8.Animal that can't change its stripes, per an old adage(TIGER)
  5. 9.Pointed part of a fork(TINE)

DOWN

  1. 1.Dominant hand for Shohei Ohtani when batting, but not pitching(LEFT)
  2. 2.Resignation proclamation(IQUIT)
  3. 3.Mushrooms, mold, mildew, etc.(FUNGI)
  4. 4."Is this seat ___?"(TAKEN)
  5. 6.U-shaped instrument in ancient Greece(LYRE)