NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, June 14, 2025

Review the Across and Down clues from this puzzle, reveal optional hints, then check the completed grid and explanations for every answer.

Mini Crossword

Saturday, June 14, 2025
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ACROSS

  1. 1.Research org. that once employed Dr. Fauci
  2. 4.Conflict ended on 11/11/1918, for short
  3. 7.Garment with an underwire
  4. 8.___ Solo of "Star Wars"
  5. 9.Verify the truth of
  6. 11.Student's request while preparing for a test
  7. 12.Music player at a '50s-style diner
  8. 13."All good to go!"
  9. 14.Prefix meaning "bird" or "flight"
  10. 15.By way of
  11. 16.Actor Cage, to fans
  12. 17.Flecks from a campfire
  13. 18.Nat ___ (TV channel)

DOWN

  1. 1."Saturday Night Live" network
  2. 2.The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, by another name
  3. 3.Eight-day Jewish holiday
  4. 4.Sensationally successful, in older slang
  5. 5."Full Metal Jacket" or "Saving Private Ryan"
  6. 6.Where Baja California is, as opposed to California
  7. 10."Fee, ___, foe, fum"
  8. 12.Coding language with a coffee cup logo

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Saturday, June 14, 2025

1N
2I
3H
4W
5W
6I
7B
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10F
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11Q
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16N
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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Research org. that once employed Dr. Fauci(NIH)
  2. 4.Conflict ended on 11/11/1918, for short(WWI)
  3. 7.Garment with an underwire(BRA)
  4. 8.___ Solo of "Star Wars"(HAN)
  5. 9.Verify the truth of(CONFIRM)
  6. 11.Student's request while preparing for a test(QUIZME)
  7. 12.Music player at a '50s-style diner(JUKEBOX)
  8. 13."All good to go!"(AOK)
  9. 14.Prefix meaning "bird" or "flight"(AVI)
  10. 15.By way of(VIA)
  11. 16.Actor Cage, to fans(NIC)
  12. 17.Flecks from a campfire(ASH)
  13. 18.Nat ___ (TV channel)(GEO)

DOWN

  1. 1."Saturday Night Live" network(NBC)
  2. 2.The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, by another name(IROQUOIS)
  3. 3.Eight-day Jewish holiday(HANUKKAH)
  4. 4.Sensationally successful, in older slang(WHIZBANG)
  5. 5."Full Metal Jacket" or "Saving Private Ryan"(WARMOVIE)
  6. 6.Where Baja California is, as opposed to California(INMEXICO)
  7. 10."Fee, ___, foe, fum"(FIE)
  8. 12.Coding language with a coffee cup logo(JAVA)

About the Saturday, June 14, 2025 NYT Mini

This puzzle has 7 columns, 8 rows, 13 Across clues and 8 Down clues. Use the clue list and blank grid first, then reveal the completed grid only when you need it.

One of today's longest entries is IROQUOIS, answering “The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, by another name.” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.