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Here are the answers to the Saturday, August 23, 2025, New York Times Mini crossword. The answer listings agree on the full grid, with one discrepancy elsewhere: 8-Down is TENS, not TEN.
Across answers
| No. | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hairstyle made popular by the Beatles | MOPTOP |
| 7 | Doin’ amazingly, in slang | KILLIN IT |
| 9 | Director’s words at the end of a take | AND SCENE |
| 10 | “___ the season!” | TIS |
| 11 | Serious wrongdoing | SIN |
| 12 | Camera attachment | ZOOM LENS |
| 15 | Spice in a Pumpkin Spice Latte | NUTMEG |
| 16 | Come down to earth | LAND |
Down answers
| No. | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yellow creature in “Despicable Me” | MINION |
| 2 | Teen who exclusively listens to music from the ’70s, say | OLD SOUL |
| 3 | Opposite of “thx,” in texting | PLS |
| 4 | Behavioral quirk | TIC |
| 5 | Tournament favorite | ONE SEED |
| 6 | Longing (for) | PINING |
| 7 | Eponym of the New York City deli featured in “When Harry Met Sally …” | KATZ |
| 8 | Hamilton bills | TENS |
| 13 | N.Y.C. commuting org. | MTA |
| 14 | Letters after “JK” | LMN |
Why 8-Down is TENS
Three listings—Forbes, Mashable via AOL, and Jagran Josh—give TENS for “Hamilton bills.” The Economic Times lists TEN instead. TENS is supported by the three matching answer lists and fits the plural wording of the clue. The answer listings are secondary sources; the NYT grid was not independently verified here.
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