NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, October 8, 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, October 8, 2025
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ACROSS

  1. 1.___ of personality
  2. 5.Spelling Bee rank achieved by getting 70% of total points
  3. 7.THC-infused gummy, e.g.
  4. 8.Grid with numbers
  5. 9.Harvest

DOWN

  1. 1.Moth-repellent wood
  2. 2.Join together
  3. 3.Zodiac sign before Scorpio
  4. 4.Flower that caused the world's first economic bubble in the 1630s
  5. 5.Rock on a band
  6. 6.It sells, in an old maxim

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Wednesday, October 8, 2025

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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.___ of personality(CULT)
  2. 5.Spelling Bee rank achieved by getting 70% of total points(GENIUS)
  3. 7.THC-infused gummy, e.g.(EDIBLE)
  4. 8.Grid with numbers(MATRIX)
  5. 9.Harvest(REAP)

DOWN

  1. 1.Moth-repellent wood(CEDAR)
  2. 2.Join together(UNITE)
  3. 3.Zodiac sign before Scorpio(LIBRA)
  4. 4.Flower that caused the world's first economic bubble in the 1630s(TULIP)
  5. 5.Rock on a band(GEM)
  6. 6.It sells, in an old maxim(SEX)

About the Wednesday, October 8, 2025 NYT Mini

This puzzle has 6 columns, 5 rows, 5 Across clues and 6 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 GENIUS, answering “Spelling Bee rank achieved by getting 70% of total points.” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.