Need help with the Tuesday, November 11, 2025 NYT Mini Crossword? Start with the first-letter hints below, then open the clue-and-answer list when you’re ready. The Mini is distinct from the full-size NYT Crossword published that day.
First-letter hints
Use these if you want a nudge without seeing the full solution. The letters follow the puzzle’s clue numbering.
- Across: 1A H, 5A G, 6A I, 7A F, 8A T
- Down: 1D H, 2D E, 3D R, 4D O, 5D G
Across answers
- 1A. Villain’s counterpart: HERO
- 5A. California governor Newsom: GAVIN
- 6A. Home to Prada (and pasta): ITALY
- 7A. Shipping company with a purple-and-orange logo: FEDEX
- 8A. Three-pointer, in basketball lingo: TREY
Down answers
- 1D. Hard person to please: HATER
- 2D. Get around: EVADE
- 3D. “Inside Out” girl: RILEY
- 4D. Deep black gemstone: ONYX
- 5D. “Today is a ___ . That’s why it’s called the present” (cliché): GIFT
About this Mini
This Tuesday puzzle has five Across and five Down entries. Forbes describes the Mini as a smaller, quicker version of the full crossword and says a typical Mini has 10 to 20 clues, with Saturday at the upper end; that is a general description, not a specification for every puzzle. Its November 10, 2025 guide also discussed access through the NYT Games app, but access terms can change.
WordDB’s dated archive and Forbes’s November 10 guide list the same clue-and-answer set. The answers are supported by agreement between those two guides; an official NYT puzzle page was not located for independent verification.
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