Here are the answers to the Sunday, November 23, 2025 NYT Mini Crossword. The date can refer to puzzles from different years, so this key is specifically for 2025.
Spoilers: November 23, 2025 answers
Across
- 1 Across: LinkedIn listing — JOB
- 4 Across: Planet with an average surface temperature of around 860°F — VENUS
- 6 Across: Written with a pen — IN INK
- 7 Across: Sheer torment — AGONY
- 8 Across: “___ thoughts?” — ANY
Down
- 1 Down: Block tower — JENGA
- 2 Down: “Red” vegetable that’s really purple, if you ask me — ONION
- 3 Down: Word with Bad or Bugs — BUNNY
- 4 Down: By way of — VIA
- 5 Down: “Excuse me while I kiss the ___” — SKY
Where to play or find another date
The Mini is available on the NYT website and in the NYT Games app. Forbes notes that access to past puzzles in the archive requires an NYT Games subscription. Its description characterizes the Mini as a short crossword, usually on a five-by-five grid with three to five clues in each direction on most days; Saturday puzzles are sometimes larger.
For date-based browsing, Mini Answers says readers can choose a month and then a date to open a daily page with clues, hints, a completed grid, and explanations: Mini Answers archive.
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