- - NYT Mini Crossword Answers, Hints for Hints and solutions for today's Mini Crossword on Friday, August 22., 2025

Choya JohnsonAugust 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM

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If you're anything like me, the day is not complete until I finish all of the free word games from the New York Times. Working on the daily Connections, Wordle and Strands is a whole ritual for many of us. And we can't forget about the NYT's The Mini Crossword, too!

Although the NYT is known for "The Crossword," a larger puzzle for paid subscribers, The Mini has quite the fan-following as well. This particular game resets at 10 p.m., unlike some of the others that start over at midnight.

So, if you're working on today's Mini on Friday, August 22, 2025, and need some help (I've been there), get ready to read the clues and solutions for each line. We have them separated into hints first for both "Across" and "Down" words, followed by "Across Answers" and "Down Answers," so be careful if you want to avoid spoilers as you scroll!

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Hints for NYT's The Mini Crossword on Friday, August 22, 2025

Here are additional clues for each of the words in today's Mini Crossword.

NYT Mini Across Hints

2 Down: "2001: A Space Odyssey" villain — HINT: Ends with the letter "I"3 Down: Cast out from a country — HINT: Ends with the letter "E"4 Down: "Uptown Funk" and "Downtown," for two — HINT: Starts with the letter "S"7 Down: "Can I bend your ___ for a second?" — HINT: Ends with the letter "N"10 Down: Like an ambitious, competitive personality — HINT: Starts with the letter "T"

11 Down: Simple-to-play card game for two — HINT: Ends with the letter "S"

12 Down: Simple-living sect — HINT: Starts with the letter "A"

13 Down: Shop owner's stock — HINT: Ends with the letter "S"

16 Down: Barkeep on "The Simpsons" — HINT: Starts with the letter "M"

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NYT Mini Down Hints

1 Across: Places to store shovels and leaf blowers — SHEDS5 Across: Coating for Babybel cheese — WAX6 Across: "___ vs. Predator" (2004 sci-fi film) — ALIEN

8 Across: Streaming glitch — LAGS

9 Across: Docking spots — PIERS

10 Across: Feature of a Southern accent — TWANGS

14 Across: Sweet potato lookalike — YAM

15 Across: Top-notch, informally — PRIMO

17 Across: Greenskeeper's roll of grass — SOD

18 Across: Campfire remnants —ASHES

Answers to NYT's The Mini Crossword for Friday, August 22, 2025

Don't go any further unless you want to know exactly what the correct words are in today's Mini Crossword.

NYT Mini Across Answers

2 Down: "2001: A Space Odyssey" villain — HAL3 Down: Cast out from a country — EXILE4 Down: "Uptown Funk" and "Downtown," for two — SONGS7 Down: "Can I bend your ___ for a second?" — EAR10 Down: Like an ambitious, competitive personality — TYPEA

11 Down: Simple-to-play card game for two — WAR

12 Down: Simple-living sect — AMISH

13 Down: Shop owner's stock — GOODS

16 Down: Barkeep on "The Simpsons" — MOE

NYT Mini Down Answers

2 Down: "2001: A Space Odyssey" villain — HAL3 Down: Cast out from a country — EXILE4 Down: "Uptown Funk" and "Downtown," for two — SONGS7 Down: "Can I bend your ___ for a second?" — EAR10 Down: Like an ambitious, competitive personality — TYPEA

11 Down: Simple-to-play card game for two — WAR

12 Down: Simple-living sect — AMISH

13 Down: Shop owner's stock — GOODS

16 Down: Barkeep on "The Simpsons" — MOE

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