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Need help with the Saturday, May 10, 2025 New York Times Mini? Start with the hints below, then open the answer key only if you need it. This is the Mini crossword, not the full-size daily puzzle.
Hints for the May 10 Mini
Try the more direct clues first, then let crossing letters settle the less obvious entries. These clue-specific prompts can help without revealing the whole grid:
- 1-Across: A tourist may use this to find places.
- 4-Across: The kind of award an Olympic athlete might receive.
- 1-Down: To chill out is to become calmer.
- 4-Down: These insects flutter around a flame.
- 6-Across: Think of one of the green plastic figures in Toy Story.
- 8-Across: A phrase meaning someone has not been caught.
- 9-Across: An identification document that includes a picture.
- 10-Across: The surname of the Eras Tour’s star.
- 11-Across: The sunscreen protection abbreviation printed on a beach bottle.
Complete answer key
Spoiler warning: The answers for every Across and Down clue appear below.
Across
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Common inclusion in a tourist’s brochure | MAP |
| 4. Olympic honor | MEDAL |
| 6. Any of a set of green plastic toys in “Toy Story” | SOLDIER |
| 8. Still on the loose | AT LARGE |
| 9. Driver’s license or passport | PHOTO ID |
| 10. Star of the Eras Tour | SWIFT |
| 11. 30, 45 or 50, on a beach bottle: Abbr. | SPF |
Down
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Chills (out) | MELLOWS |
| 2. Prompt after swiping one’s card at an iPad cash register | ADD A TIP |
| 3. Form groups of two | PAIR OFF |
| 4. Flittering fliers around a flame | MOTHS |
| 5. Totally authentic | LEGIT |
| 6. Sticky stuff | SAP |
| 7. “No turn on ___” (road sign) | RED |
Multiword answers are spaced here for readability; a crossword grid may show their letters in consecutive squares without spaces.
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Why the crossings help
Some clues point directly to familiar words, while others are easier to confirm with crossing letters. “Common inclusion in a tourist’s brochure” points to MAP, and an Olympic honor is a MEDAL. The green plastic Toy Story figure is a SOLDIER; “still on the loose” is AT LARGE; and the Eras Tour clue identifies SWIFT. If a short answer seems uncertain, use its crossings rather than relying on the clue alone.
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