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.Pump iron
- 5.Peer
- 7.Like the music of Rick James and James Brown
- 8.Animal that can't change its stripes, per an old adage
- 9.Pointed part of a fork
DOWN
- 1.Dominant hand for Shohei Ohtani when batting, but not pitching
- 2.Resignation proclamation
- 3.Mushrooms, mold, mildew, etc.
- 4."Is this seat ___?"
- 6.U-shaped instrument in ancient Greece
Mini Crossword Hint
Mini Answer on Friday, November 21, 2025
1L
2I
3F
4T
5E
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6L
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8T
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9T
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Mini Answer per Hint
ACROSS
- 1.Pump iron(LIFT)
- 5.Peer(EQUAL)
- 7.Like the music of Rick James and James Brown(FUNKY)
- 8.Animal that can't change its stripes, per an old adage(TIGER)
- 9.Pointed part of a fork(TINE)
DOWN
- 1.Dominant hand for Shohei Ohtani when batting, but not pitching(LEFT)
- 2.Resignation proclamation(IQUIT)
- 3.Mushrooms, mold, mildew, etc.(FUNGI)
- 4."Is this seat ___?"(TAKEN)
- 6.U-shaped instrument in ancient Greece(LYRE)