NYT Mini Crossword Answers for November 21, 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 L___ · 5A E____ · 7A F____ · 8A T____ · 9A T___ · 1D L___ · 2D I____ · 3D F____ · 4D T____ · 6D L___
Across
1A: Pump iron
LIFT · more answers for this clue
5A: Peer
EQUAL · more answers for this clue
7A: Like the music of Rick James and James Brown
FUNKY · more answers for this clue
8A: Animal that can't change its stripes, per an old adage
TIGER · more answers for this clue
9A: Pointed part of a fork
TINE · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Dominant hand for Shohei Ohtani when batting, but not pitching
LEFT · more answers for this clue
2D: Resignation proclamation
IQUIT · more answers for this clue
3D: Mushrooms, mold, mildew, etc.
FUNGI · more answers for this clue
4D: "Is this seat ___?"
TAKEN · more answers for this clue
6D: U-shaped instrument in ancient Greece
LYRE · more answers for this clue
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LIFT
EQUAL
FUNKY
TIGER
TINE
FAQ
1-Across: Pump iron
LIFT.
5-Across: Peer
EQUAL.
7-Across: Like the music of Rick James and James Brown
FUNKY.
8-Across: Animal that can't change its stripes, per an old adage
TIGER.
9-Across: Pointed part of a fork
TINE.
1-Down: Dominant hand for Shohei Ohtani when batting, but not pitching
LEFT.
2-Down: Resignation proclamation
IQUIT.
3-Down: Mushrooms, mold, mildew, etc.
FUNGI.
4-Down: "Is this seat ___?"
TAKEN.
6-Down: U-shaped instrument in ancient Greece
LYRE.