NYT Mini Crossword Answers for August 22, 2025
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Ian Livengood.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A S____ · 5A W__ · 6A A____ · 8A L__ · 9A P____ · 10A T____ · 14A Y__ · 15A P____ · 17A S__ · 18A A____ · 1D S____ · 2D H__ · 3D E____ · 4D S____ · 7D E__ · 10D T____ · 11D W__ · 12D A____ · 13D G____ · 16D M__
Across
1A: Places to store shovels and leaf blowers
SHEDS · more answers for this clue
5A: Coating for Babybel cheese
6A: "___ vs. Predator" (2004 sci-fi film)
ALIEN · more answers for this clue
8A: Streaming glitch
9A: Docking spots
PIERS · more answers for this clue
10A: Feature of a Southern accent
TWANG · more answers for this clue
14A: Sweet potato lookalike
15A: Top-notch, informally
PRIMO · more answers for this clue
17A: Greenskeeper's roll of grass
18A: Campfire remnants
ASHES · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Nickname for the Florida Gators football stadium, with "the"
SWAMP · more answers for this clue
2D: "2001: A Space Odyssey" villain
3D: Cast out from a country
EXILE · more answers for this clue
4D: "Uptown Funk" and "Downtown," for two
SONGS · more answers for this clue
7D: "Can I bend your ___ for a second?"
10D: Like an ambitious, competitive personality
TYPEA · more answers for this clue
11D: Simple-to-play card game for two
12D: Simple-living sect
AMISH · more answers for this clue
13D: Shop owner's stock
GOODS · more answers for this clue
16D: Barkeep on "The Simpsons"
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SHEDS
WAXO
ALIEN
MLAG
PIERS
TWANG
YAMO
PRIMO
ESOD
ASHES
FAQ
1-Across: Places to store shovels and leaf blowers
SHEDS.
5-Across: Coating for Babybel cheese
WAX.
6-Across: "___ vs. Predator" (2004 sci-fi film)
ALIEN.
8-Across: Streaming glitch
LAG.
9-Across: Docking spots
PIERS.
10-Across: Feature of a Southern accent
TWANG.
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.
1-Down: Nickname for the Florida Gators football stadium, with "the"
SWAMP.
2-Down: "2001: A Space Odyssey" villain
HAL.
3-Down: Cast out from a country
EXILE.
4-Down: "Uptown Funk" and "Downtown," for two
SONGS.
7-Down: "Can I bend your ___ for a second?"
EAR.
10-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.