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The highlighted answers in the May 15, 2025, NYT Mini Crossword were ENE (1-Across), EPEES (1-Down), and EWES (3-Down). The complete grid had five across answers and five down answers.
May 15, 2025, NYT Mini Crossword answers
| Across | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1-Across | ENE |
| 2-Across | SPEW |
| 4-Across | WHERE |
| 6-Across | WEEDS |
| 7-Across | EASY |
| Down | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1-Down | EPEES |
| 2-Down | NERDY |
| 3-Down | EWES |
| 5-Down | SHEA |
| 6-Down | WWE |
The dated answer set is listed by How2Shout and also appears in a May 15 answer listing from Mashable reproduced by Page Integrity.
Why ENE, EPEES, and EWES fit
ENE: “Direction opposite of WSW.”
WSW means west-southwest; the opposite compass direction is ENE, or east-northeast.
EPEES: “Fencing swords.”
An epee is a fencing sword, so the plural clue takes the plural answer EPEES.
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EWES: “Farm animals that sound like vowels not seen in this puzzle?”
“Ewes” is pronounced like “you,” turning the animal answer into a sound-based wordplay clue. How2Shout notes the clue’s play on vowel sounds.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How the other clues resolve
- SPEW — “Shoot out, as lava from a volcano.”
- WHERE — “In what place?”
- WEEDS — “Plants you didn’t plant, perhaps.”
- EASY — “Like Mini crosswords… and a phonetic description of this puzzle?”
- NERDY — “Prone to geeking out.”
- SHEA — the stadium clue.
- WWE — the organization clue.
The clue-answer pairings are reported in the How2Shout answer explanation and the reproduced Mashable listing.
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