NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, November 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

Saturday, November 8, 2025
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ACROSS

  1. 1.Uber alternative
  2. 4.Red-headed character in the "Scooby-Doo" franchise
  3. 7.Not arrive on time
  4. 8.Label on a green U.S.D.A. sticker
  5. 9.Prestigious engineering school in Pasadena
  6. 10.Prepares to be knighted
  7. 11.Parts of a city grid: Abbr.

DOWN

  1. 1.Fashion brand with an interlocking "C" logo
  2. 2.Silly behaviors
  3. 3.Tree with smooth gray bark
  4. 4.Kevin ___, 15-time N.B.A. All-Star
  5. 5.They're measured in degrees
  6. 6.Division of the earth's crust
  7. 7.Ice, in bartending lingo

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Saturday, November 8, 2025

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2A
3B
4D
5A
6P
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7R
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8O
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9C
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C
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10K
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11S
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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Uber alternative(CAB)
  2. 4.Red-headed character in the "Scooby-Doo" franchise(DAPHNE)
  3. 7.Not arrive on time(RUNLATE)
  4. 8.Label on a green U.S.D.A. sticker(ORGANIC)
  5. 9.Prestigious engineering school in Pasadena(CALTECH)
  6. 10.Prepares to be knighted(KNEELS)
  7. 11.Parts of a city grid: Abbr.(STS)

DOWN

  1. 1.Fashion brand with an interlocking "C" logo(CHANEL)
  2. 2.Silly behaviors(ANTICS)
  3. 3.Tree with smooth gray bark(BEECH)
  4. 4.Kevin ___, 15-time N.B.A. All-Star(DURANT)
  5. 5.They're measured in degrees(ANGLES)
  6. 6.Division of the earth's crust(PLATE)
  7. 7.Ice, in bartending lingo(ROCKS)

About the Saturday, November 8, 2025 NYT Mini

This puzzle has 7 columns, 7 rows, 7 Across clues and 7 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 RUNLATE, answering “Not arrive on time.” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.