Mini Answers

NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, August 19, 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

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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ACROSS

  1. 1.Animal that falls in love with a tape dispenser, in a classic New Yorker cartoon
  2. 6.Language written in Devanagari script
  3. 7.Singer Presley or Costello
  4. 8.George ___, "Middlemarch" author
  5. 9.Things "read" by fortune tellers

DOWN

  1. 1.Blind followers
  2. 2.___ wafers (Nabisco treat)
  3. 3.Heavy item falling from the sky in some classic cartoons
  4. 4."In a pickle" or "in a jam"
  5. 5.They might end with "etc."

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Tuesday, August 19, 2025

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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Animal that falls in love with a tape dispenser, in a classic New Yorker cartoon(SNAIL)
  2. 6.Language written in Devanagari script(HINDI)
  3. 7.Singer Presley or Costello(ELVIS)
  4. 8.George ___, "Middlemarch" author(ELIOT)
  5. 9.Things "read" by fortune tellers(PALMS)

DOWN

  1. 1.Blind followers(SHEEP)
  2. 2.___ wafers (Nabisco treat)(NILLA)
  3. 3.Heavy item falling from the sky in some classic cartoons(ANVIL)
  4. 4."In a pickle" or "in a jam"(IDIOM)
  5. 5.They might end with "etc."(LISTS)

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About the Tuesday, August 19, 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 SNAIL, answering “Animal that falls in love with a tape dispenser, in a classic New Yorker cartoon.” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.