NYT Mini Crossword Answers: May 4 & 5, 2025

The NYT Mini is a bite-sized version of the regular New York Times crossword.

It's free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app.

May 4th, 2025 answers include Cabs, At once, Pupils, Slip up, and Teen (Across), and Caps, Atul, Bop it, Snipe, Clue, Tenner, and ESPN (Down).

May 5th, 2025 answers include DIMES, ICANT, NINJA, ELIOT, and YAY (Across), and DINE, ICILY, MANIAC, ENJOY, and STAT (Down).

Why this matters: If you enjoy quick puzzles, the Mini is a great daily challenge. It's also helpful to have the answers handy when you're short on time!

Across: Wines that Napa Valley is renowned for, informally (Cabs), \"Right away!\" (At once), School students (Pupils), Make a mistake ... or 8-Across backward (Slip up), Many a new driver (Teen).

Down: Items of clothing that may be worn backward (Caps), ___ Gawande, surgeon with the #1 New York Times best seller \"Being Mortal\" (Atul), Hasbro toy with a pull handle and twistable crank (Bop it), Criticize snarkily, with \"at\" (Snipe), You're reading it (Clue), $10 bill, informally (Tenner), Channel with \"2\" and \"U\" spinoffs (ESPN).

Across: Thinnest U.S. coins at around 1/20th of an inch (DIMES), \"Sorry, already have plans\" (ICANT), Silent but deadly sort (NINJA), George ____, pen name of the Victorian writer Mary Ann Evans (ELIOT), \"That’s great news!\" (YAY).

Down: Wine pairing? (DINE), In a chilly manner (ICILY), Ending with kepto or ego (MANIAC), Waiter’s \"Hope you like the food!\" (ENJOY), Batting average, e.g. (STAT).

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The NYT Mini Crossword is a fun daily mental exercise.

Answers for May 4th and 5th, 2025, are provided above to help you solve the puzzles quickly.

Playing the Mini can improve your vocabulary and problem-solving abilities.