Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Feb. 25

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword has a clue that those who graduated from the University of Michigan will appreciate. (No, it’s not “WOLVERINE.”) There’s also a cooking joke, at 9-Across. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times’ games collection. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

completed NYT Mini Crossword for Feb 25 2025

The completed NYT Mini Crossword for Feb. 25, 2024.

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Mini across clues and answers


From talking fridges to iPhones, our experts are here to help make the world a little less complicated.

1A clue: Word that can follow “belly of the” or “nature of the”
Answer: BEAST

6A clue: Coffee order with a frothy top
Answer: LATTE

7A clue: Ann ___, Mich.
Answer: ARBOR

8A clue: Night lights?
Answer: STARS

9A clue: You might have a lot of it on your hands, if you’re a chef
Answer: THYME

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Really fun time
Answer: BLAST

2D clue: Our world
Answer: EARTH

3D clue: Held in check
Answer: ATBAY

4D clue: Subject of a winter weather warning
Answer: STORM

5D clue: Abruptly worded
Answer: TERSE

How to play more Mini Crosswords

The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day’s Mini Crossword for free, but you’ll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.



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