NYT Mini Crossword Hints and Answers: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Spoiler warning: This is the NYT Mini Crossword for Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Start with the letter hints below if you want help solving it; the complete answer key follows.

Hints for Wednesday, February 25

Across

• 1A: “Computer function represented by a floppy disk icon” starts with S.
• 5A: “Want more than anything” ends with E.
• 7A: “Enticed, with ‘in’” starts with R.
• 8A: “In the company of” ends with G.
• 9A: “Something to do ‘like it’s 1999’” ends with Y.

Down

• 1D: “Leftover morsel of” ends with P.
• 2D: “Fragrance” starts with A.
• 3D: “What a humidifier emits” ends with R.
• 4D: “Curling or speed skating, for the Winter Olympics” ends with T.
• 6D: “Risqué” starts with E.

Full answer key

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Across

• 1A: SAVE — Computer function represented by a floppy disk icon
• 5A: CRAVE — Want more than anything
• 7A: ROPED — Enticed, with “in”
• 8A: AMONG — In the company of
• 9A: PARTY — Something to do “like it’s 1999”

Down

• 1D: SCRAP — Leftover morsel of
• 2D: AROMA — Fragrance
• 3D: VAPOR — What a humidifier emits
• 4D: EVENT — Curling or speed skating, for the Winter Olympics
• 6D: EDGY — Risqué

Where to play or reveal answers

The NYT Games help search result says Games and All Access subscribers can solve past Mini Crossword puzzles in the archive. It also describes the in-game lifesaver control as a way to reveal a square, an answer, or the whole puzzle. The linked help page redirected to a closed help-center page, so those access and reveal details reflect the search-result text rather than a newly verified help page. NYT Games help.

The Mini is described as a daily NYT Games puzzle, usually 5×5 Sunday through Friday and 7×7 on Saturdays. Parade’s February 25, 2026 answer page.

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The clue-and-answer list for this dated puzzle was published by Choya Johnson, identified as News & Food Writer at Parade, on February 24, 2026 at 10:39 PM EST. See the dated clue-and-answer page.

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