NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, August 30, 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, August 30, 2025
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ACROSS

  1. 1."Thanks, I ___ you one!"
  2. 4.Egg-laying mother
  3. 7.Plant with tart red stalks used in pie filling
  4. 9.Proud father of daughters, in lingo
  5. 10.Tart-tasting beers
  6. 11.Largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands
  7. 13.Wedding companion
  8. 14."Mm-hmm"
  9. 15.Booker T. and the ___

DOWN

  1. 1.Wikipedia's URL ender
  2. 2.It might be blown in the fourth quarter
  3. 3.Continent-wide soccer tournament, informally
  4. 4.Wasn't too full for dessert
  5. 5.Wiping, as a hard drive
  6. 6.Texter's "Don't worry about it"
  7. 8.Fuzzy photo features
  8. 11.Many a character on Apple TV+'s "Slow Horses" or Netflix's "Black Doves"
  9. 12.Crosses (out)

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Saturday, August 30, 2025

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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1."Thanks, I ___ you one!"(OWE)
  2. 4.Egg-laying mother(HEN)
  3. 7.Plant with tart red stalks used in pie filling(RHUBARB)
  4. 9.Proud father of daughters, in lingo(GIRLDAD)
  5. 10.Tart-tasting beers(SOURS)
  6. 11.Largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands(STCROIX)
  7. 13.Wedding companion(PLUSONE)
  8. 14."Mm-hmm"(YEP)
  9. 15.Booker T. and the ___(MGS)

DOWN

  1. 1.Wikipedia's URL ender(ORG)
  2. 2.It might be blown in the fourth quarter(WHISTLE)
  3. 3.Continent-wide soccer tournament, informally(EUROCUP)
  4. 4.Wasn't too full for dessert(HADROOM)
  5. 5.Wiping, as a hard drive(ERASING)
  6. 6.Texter's "Don't worry about it"(NBD)
  7. 8.Fuzzy photo features(BLURS)
  8. 11.Many a character on Apple TV+'s "Slow Horses" or Netflix's "Black Doves"(SPY)
  9. 12.Crosses (out)(XES)

About the Saturday, August 30, 2025 NYT Mini

This puzzle has 7 columns, 7 rows, 9 Across clues and 9 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 RHUBARB, answering “Plant with tart red stalks used in pie filling.” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.