NYT Mini Crossword Answers for August 19, 2025
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Christina Iverson.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A S____ · 6A H____ · 7A E____ · 8A E____ · 9A P____ · 1D S____ · 2D N____ · 3D A____ · 4D I____ · 5D L____
Across
1A: Animal that falls in love with a tape dispenser, in a classic New Yorker cartoon
SNAIL · more answers for this clue
6A: Language written in Devanagari script
HINDI · more answers for this clue
7A: Singer Presley or Costello
ELVIS · more answers for this clue
8A: George ___, "Middlemarch" author
ELIOT · more answers for this clue
9A: Things "read" by fortune tellers
PALMS · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Blind followers
SHEEP · more answers for this clue
2D: ___ wafers (Nabisco treat)
NILLA · more answers for this clue
3D: Heavy item falling from the sky in some classic cartoons
ANVIL · more answers for this clue
4D: "In a pickle" or "in a jam"
IDIOM · more answers for this clue
5D: They might end with "etc."
LISTS · more answers for this clue
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SNAIL
HINDI
ELVIS
ELIOT
PALMS
FAQ
1-Across: Animal that falls in love with a tape dispenser, in a classic New Yorker cartoon
SNAIL.
6-Across: Language written in Devanagari script
HINDI.
7-Across: Singer Presley or Costello
ELVIS.
8-Across: George ___, "Middlemarch" author
ELIOT.
9-Across: Things "read" by fortune tellers
PALMS.
1-Down: Blind followers
SHEEP.
2-Down: ___ wafers (Nabisco treat)
NILLA.
3-Down: Heavy item falling from the sky in some classic cartoons
ANVIL.
4-Down: "In a pickle" or "in a jam"
IDIOM.
5-Down: They might end with "etc."
LISTS.