These are the answers for the NYT Mini Crossword dated Sunday, May 18, 2025. Spoilers below: the full across and down entries are listed by number.
Across answers
| Number | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | Golf shot that’s also a piece of computer hardware | CHIP |
| 5A | Golf shot that’s also a piece of computer hardware | DRIVE |
| 6A | Screenwriter Sorkin | AARON |
| 7A | Nonreactive, chemically | INERT |
| 8A | Bye-bye! | SEEYA |
Down answers
| Number | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | Origami bird | CRANE |
| 2D | Person added to the staff | HIREE |
| 3D | Material used to plate the skin of the Parthenon Athena and the statue of Zeus at Olympia | IVORY |
| 4D | Five: Prefix | PENTA |
| 5D | Speaker’s platform | DAIS |
Why the repeated across clue has two answers
The clue “Golf shot that’s also a piece of computer hardware” appears at both 1A and 5A. CHIP fits as a golf chip and a computer chip; DRIVE fits as a golf drive and a storage drive.
Sources and date
Parade’s May 18, 2025 guide and H2S Media’s guide for the same date list this answer set. The NYT archive record was not established by those guides, so this list is attributed to the secondary answer sources rather than presented as independently verified against an official archive.
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