Mini Answers

NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, August 31, 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

Sunday, August 31, 2025
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ACROSS

  1. 1."Hamilton" was nominated for 16 of them in '16
  2. 6.Vegetable you might wear cooking goggles to cut
  3. 7.Lizard that can detach its own tail
  4. 8.Slightly off, as a picture frame
  5. 9.Cunning

DOWN

  1. 1.Wrap on filming "300"?
  2. 2.Tip jar bills
  3. 3.Tiny shaving cuts
  4. 4.Country bumpkin
  5. 5.Adjective that can precede "owl" or "egret"

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Sunday, August 31, 2025

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2O
3N
4Y
5S
6O
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8A
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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1."Hamilton" was nominated for 16 of them in '16(TONYS)
  2. 6.Vegetable you might wear cooking goggles to cut(ONION)
  3. 7.Lizard that can detach its own tail(GECKO)
  4. 8.Slightly off, as a picture frame(ASKEW)
  5. 9.Cunning(SLY)

DOWN

  1. 1.Wrap on filming "300"?(TOGA)
  2. 2.Tip jar bills(ONES)
  3. 3.Tiny shaving cuts(NICKS)
  4. 4.Country bumpkin(YOKEL)
  5. 5.Adjective that can precede "owl" or "egret"(SNOWY)

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About the Sunday, August 31, 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 TONYS, answering “"Hamilton" was nominated for 16 of them in '16.” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.