NYT Mini Crossword Answers for May 17, 2025
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Sam Ezersky.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A B__ · 4A B____ · 6A H______ · 8A B________ · 10A E________ · 11A E________ · 1D B_____ · 2D I_____ · 3D O_____ · 4D B____ · 5D S____ · 6D H___ · 7D S___ · 8D B__ · 9D K__
Across
1A: "Link in ___" (promotional catchphrase on social media)
4A: They're ground in a coffee grinder
BEANS · more answers for this clue
6A: Bike riders' headwear
HELMETS · more answers for this clue
8A: Variety of tomato whose name is also a meat
BEEFSTEAK · more answers for this clue
10A: Shoe spec that describes this puzzle?
EXTRAWIDE ·
11A: "Cha-ching, nothin' to it!"
EASYMONEY · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Church spot where bats hang out
BELFRY · more answers for this clue
2D: The first three words of "Green Eggs and Ham," straight from the narrator
IAMSAM · more answers for this clue
3D: Boxing punch combo
ONETWO · more answers for this clue
4D: Purple slices in a salad
BEETS · more answers for this clue
5D: Oktoberfest glass
STEIN · more answers for this clue
6D: Prefix with decimal, in coding
HEXA · more answers for this clue
7D: One-named hit singer with 1985's "Smooth Operator"
SADE · more answers for this clue
8D: Spelling ___
9D: Paper with the answers
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BIO
BEANS
HELMETS
BEEFSTEAK
EXTRAWIDE
EASYMONEY
FAQ
1-Across: "Link in ___" (promotional catchphrase on social media)
BIO.
4-Across: They're ground in a coffee grinder
BEANS.
6-Across: Bike riders' headwear
HELMETS.
8-Across: Variety of tomato whose name is also a meat
BEEFSTEAK.
10-Across: Shoe spec that describes this puzzle?
EXTRAWIDE.
11-Across: "Cha-ching, nothin' to it!"
EASYMONEY.
1-Down: Church spot where bats hang out
BELFRY.
2-Down: The first three words of "Green Eggs and Ham," straight from the narrator
IAMSAM.
3-Down: Boxing punch combo
ONETWO.
4-Down: Purple slices in a salad
BEETS.
5-Down: Oktoberfest glass
STEIN.
6-Down: Prefix with decimal, in coding
HEXA.
7-Down: One-named hit singer with 1985's "Smooth Operator"
SADE.
8-Down: Spelling ___
BEE.
9-Down: Paper with the answers
KEY.