NYT Mini Crossword Answers for August 30, 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 O__ · 4A H__ · 7A R______ · 9A G______ · 10A S____ · 11A S______ · 13A P______ · 14A Y__ · 15A M__ · 1D O__ · 2D W______ · 3D E______ · 4D H______ · 5D E______ · 6D N__ · 8D B____ · 11D S__ · 12D X__
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1A: "Thanks, I ___ you one!"
4A: Egg-laying mother
7A: Plant with tart red stalks used in pie filling
RHUBARB · more answers for this clue
9A: Proud father of daughters, in lingo
GIRLDAD · more answers for this clue
10A: Tart-tasting beers
SOURS · more answers for this clue
11A: Largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands
STCROIX · more answers for this clue
13A: Wedding companion
PLUSONE · more answers for this clue
14A: "Mm-hmm"
15A: Booker T. and the ___
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1D: Wikipedia's URL ender
2D: It might be blown in the fourth quarter
WHISTLE · more answers for this clue
3D: Continent-wide soccer tournament, informally
EUROCUP · more answers for this clue
4D: Wasn't too full for dessert
HADROOM · more answers for this clue
5D: Wiping, as a hard drive
ERASING · more answers for this clue
6D: Texter's "Don't worry about it"
8D: Fuzzy photo features
BLURS · more answers for this clue
11D: Many a character on Apple TV+'s "Slow Horses" or Netflix's "Black Doves"
12D: Crosses (out)
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OWEHEN
RHUBARB
GIRLDAD
SOURS
STCROIX
PLUSONE
YEPMGS
FAQ
1-Across: "Thanks, I ___ you one!"
OWE.
4-Across: Egg-laying mother
HEN.
7-Across: Plant with tart red stalks used in pie filling
RHUBARB.
9-Across: Proud father of daughters, in lingo
GIRLDAD.
10-Across: Tart-tasting beers
SOURS.
11-Across: Largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands
STCROIX.
13-Across: Wedding companion
PLUSONE.
14-Across: "Mm-hmm"
YEP.
15-Across: Booker T. and the ___
MGS.
1-Down: Wikipedia's URL ender
ORG.
2-Down: It might be blown in the fourth quarter
WHISTLE.
3-Down: Continent-wide soccer tournament, informally
EUROCUP.
4-Down: Wasn't too full for dessert
HADROOM.
5-Down: Wiping, as a hard drive
ERASING.
6-Down: Texter's "Don't worry about it"
NBD.
8-Down: Fuzzy photo features
BLURS.
11-Down: Many a character on Apple TV+'s "Slow Horses" or Netflix's "Black Doves"
SPY.
12-Down: Crosses (out)
XES.