Need a nudge before seeing the solutions? The spoiler-light letter hints for the Tuesday, August 19, 2025, NYT Mini are below, followed by the complete Across and Down answers. Stop after the hints if you want to keep solving.
Spoiler-light letter hints
Each hint gives just one letter from the answer: a starting letter or an ending letter, as indicated.
Across
- 1A starts with S.
- 6A ends with I.
- 7A ends with S.
- 8A starts with E.
- 9A ends with S.
Down
- 1D ends with P.
- 2D ends with A.
- 3D starts with A.
- 4D ends with M.
- 5D starts with L.
Full NYT Mini answers for August 19, 2025
Spoilers below. The puzzle has a 5-by-5 grid, with five Across and five Down entries. The Across rows spell SNAIL, HINDI, ELVIS, ELIOT and PALMS.
Across answers
| Entry | Clue | Answer | Why it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Animal that falls in love with a tape dispenser, in a classic New Yorker cartoon | SNAIL | The clue refers to the cartoon’s snail character. |
| 6A | Language written in Devanagari script | HINDI | Hindi is the language named by the clue. |
| 7A | Singer Presley or Costello | ELVIS | Elvis is the first name shared by both singers. |
| 8A | George ___, “Middlemarch” author | ELIOT | George Eliot wrote “Middlemarch.” |
| 9A | Things “read” by fortune tellers | PALMS | The clue points to palm reading. |
Down answers
| Entry | Clue | Answer | Why it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1D | Blind followers | SHEEP | “Sheep” is used figuratively for uncritical followers. |
| 2D | ___ wafers (Nabisco treat) | NILLA | Nilla completes the product name Nilla wafers. |
| 3D | Heavy item falling from the sky in some classic cartoons | ANVIL | An anvil is the cartoon falling-object trope. |
| 4D | “In a pickle” or “in a jam” | IDIOM | Both phrases are idioms. |
| 5D | They might end with “etc.” | LISTS | A list may end with “etc.” |
Answer sources
The clue-answer list and grid dimensions are reported by Mini Answers. Parade’s guide also provides the letter hints and answers. Both guides agree on the ten entries; they are secondary answer guides, not the NYT’s own puzzle record.
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