NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, August 13, 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

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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ACROSS

  1. 1.Sailboat's post
  2. 5."My ___ car is a ..." (bumper sticker phrase)
  3. 7.Official state mammal of Alaska and Maine
  4. 8.T-shirt size
  5. 9.Defeat, as a dragon

DOWN

  1. 1.Story time readers, perhaps
  2. 2.There are roughly ten million billion (10^16) of these in a grain of salt
  3. 3.Sandbank
  4. 4.Automaker named after an inventor
  5. 6.Count (on)

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Wednesday, August 13, 2025

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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Sailboat's post(MAST)
  2. 5."My ___ car is a ..." (bumper sticker phrase)(OTHER)
  3. 7.Official state mammal of Alaska and Maine(MOOSE)
  4. 8.T-shirt size(SMALL)
  5. 9.Defeat, as a dragon(SLAY)

DOWN

  1. 1.Story time readers, perhaps(MOMS)
  2. 2.There are roughly ten million billion (10^16) of these in a grain of salt(ATOMS)
  3. 3.Sandbank(SHOAL)
  4. 4.Automaker named after an inventor(TESLA)
  5. 6.Count (on)(RELY)

About the Wednesday, August 13, 2025 NYT Mini

This puzzle has 5 columns, 5 rows, 5 Across clues and 5 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 OTHER, answering “"My ___ car is a ..." (bumper sticker phrase).” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.