NYT Mini Crossword Answers for May 25, 2025
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Joel Fagliano.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A F___ · 5A R___ · 6A Y____ · 8A R___ · 9A S___ · 1D F__ · 2D L____ · 3D A____ · 4D T____ · 7D O__
Across
1A: Good for a bike route, bad for a bike tire
FLAT · more answers for this clue
5A: Rolling in it
RICH · more answers for this clue
6A: Internet company with a purple logo
YAHOO · more answers for this clue
8A: McIlroy who won the 2025 Masters
RORY · more answers for this clue
9A: Mumford & ___ (rock band)
SONS · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Food item dipped in ketchup
2D: Apt rhyme of "falsifiers"
LIARS · more answers for this clue
3D: Sneezing sound
ACHOO · more answers for this clue
4D: Plant's defense against herbivores, perhaps
THORN · more answers for this clue
7D: Yiddish exclamations of woe
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FLAT
RICH
YAHOO
RORY
SONS
FAQ
1-Across: Good for a bike route, bad for a bike tire
FLAT.
5-Across: Rolling in it
RICH.
6-Across: Internet company with a purple logo
YAHOO.
8-Across: McIlroy who won the 2025 Masters
RORY.
9-Across: Mumford & ___ (rock band)
SONS.
1-Down: Food item dipped in ketchup
FRY.
2-Down: Apt rhyme of "falsifiers"
LIARS.
3-Down: Sneezing sound
ACHOO.
4-Down: Plant's defense against herbivores, perhaps
THORN.
7-Down: Yiddish exclamations of woe
OYS.