NYT Mini Crossword Answers for August 13, 2025
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Ian Livengood.
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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A M___ · 5A O____ · 7A M____ · 8A S____ · 9A S___ · 1D M___ · 2D A____ · 3D S____ · 4D T____ · 6D R___
Across
1A: Sailboat's post
MAST · more answers for this clue
5A: "My ___ car is a ..." (bumper sticker phrase)
OTHER · more answers for this clue
7A: Official state mammal of Alaska and Maine
MOOSE · more answers for this clue
8A: T-shirt size
SMALL · more answers for this clue
9A: Defeat, as a dragon
SLAY · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Story time readers, perhaps
MOMS · more answers for this clue
2D: There are roughly ten million billion (10^16) of these in a grain of salt
ATOMS · more answers for this clue
3D: Sandbank
SHOAL · more answers for this clue
4D: Automaker named after an inventor
TESLA · more answers for this clue
6D: Count (on)
RELY · more answers for this clue
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MAST
OTHER
MOOSE
SMALL
SLAY
FAQ
1-Across: Sailboat's post
MAST.
5-Across: "My ___ car is a ..." (bumper sticker phrase)
OTHER.
7-Across: Official state mammal of Alaska and Maine
MOOSE.
8-Across: T-shirt size
SMALL.
9-Across: Defeat, as a dragon
SLAY.
1-Down: Story time readers, perhaps
MOMS.
2-Down: There are roughly ten million billion (10^16) of these in a grain of salt
ATOMS.
3-Down: Sandbank
SHOAL.
4-Down: Automaker named after an inventor
TESLA.
6-Down: Count (on)
RELY.