This answer set is for the Thursday, November 20, 2025 NYT Mini Crossword. The date alone is ambiguous because the puzzle changes from year to year. Spoilers below: the full clues and answers are listed by direction.
November 20, 2025 Mini Crossword answers
The clues and solutions below are for the 2025 puzzle, as listed by Kris Holt’s Forbes answer page.
Across
- 1A: Song on an album that you always avoid, colloquially — SKIP
- 5A: Low-budget Chinese shopping site — TEMU
- 6A: Strongly desire — COVET
- 7A: Opera solo — ARIA
- 8A: Ivy League school with a statue of Ben Franklin — PENN
Down
- 1D: Walmart or Walgreens — STORE
- 2D: Home Alone boy — KEVIN
- 3D: “Let me rephrase that …” — I MEAN
- 4D: Set (down) — PUT
- 6D: Toothpaste tube topper — CAP
Why the year matters
“November 20” can refer to different Mini puzzles in different years. A search result identifies a separate November 20, 2024 answer page, but its solutions could not be verified here, so the answers above should not be used for that year.
How to check or reveal answers in the NYT Mini
If you are solving in the NYT game, you can reveal only what you need instead of reading the full answer list: the official help page describes tools to check or reveal a square, an answer, or the whole puzzle. The Mini is solved by filling white squares with words that cross, using the Across and Down clues. See the NYT Mini Crossword help page for the format and in-game options.
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When the Mini becomes available
The New York Times Help Center says weekday and Saturday Minis are available at 10 p.m. EST the evening before the puzzle’s publish date; Sunday puzzles are available at 6 p.m. EST Saturday. The times are stated by NYT in EST.
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NYT says subscribers can solve past Minis in the archive on the web and in the Games app. Choose the Mini section, then select the relevant month and year; see the NYT Crossword Archive help page. Selecting the year is essential when looking for a November 20 puzzle.
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