NYT Mini Crossword Answers for September 24, 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 S___ · 5A A_____ · 8A C_____ · 9A S_____ · 10A S__ · 1D S___ · 2D C___ · 3D U___ · 4D M____ · 6D O___ · 7D U___
Across
1A: Pond gunk
SCUM · more answers for this clue
5A: With 8-Across, like an unlimited buffet
ALLYOU ·
8A: See 5-Across
CANEAT ·
9A: Opponent of Athens in the Peloponnesian War
SPARTA · more answers for this clue
10A: "Keep it down!"
Down
1D: Outs that advance the runner, in baseball lingo
SACS · more answers for this clue
2D: Put your hands together
CLAP · more answers for this clue
3D: Bone on the same side of the arm as the pinky
ULNA · more answers for this clue
4D: Mike who voiced Shrek
MYERS · more answers for this clue
6D: Hippocratic ___ (doctor's pledge)
OATH · more answers for this clue
7D: State with license plates that read "Greatest Snow on Earth"
UTAH · more answers for this clue
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SCUM
ALLYOU
CANEAT
SPARTA
SHH
FAQ
1-Across: Pond gunk
SCUM.
5-Across: With 8-Across, like an unlimited buffet
ALLYOU.
8-Across: See 5-Across
CANEAT.
9-Across: Opponent of Athens in the Peloponnesian War
SPARTA.
10-Across: "Keep it down!"
SHH.
1-Down: Outs that advance the runner, in baseball lingo
SACS.
2-Down: Put your hands together
CLAP.
3-Down: Bone on the same side of the arm as the pinky
ULNA.
4-Down: Mike who voiced Shrek
MYERS.
6-Down: Hippocratic ___ (doctor's pledge)
OATH.
7-Down: State with license plates that read "Greatest Snow on Earth"
UTAH.