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The NYT Mini Crossword dated Tuesday, May 20 is the 2025 puzzle. Spoilers below: the answers are listed by clue number and direction.
Across answers
- 1-Across: “Pink _ Club” (Chappell Roan hit) — PONY
- 5-Across: Instrument that might be made with a comb and wax paper — KAZOO
- 6-Across: How bedtime stories are often read — ALOUD
- 7-Across: On edge — TENSE
- 8-Across: Short Instagram video — REEL
Down answers
- 1-Down: Less colorful — PALER
- 2-Down: Layer of the upper atmosphere — OZONE
- 3-Down: Totally pointless — NOUSE
- 4-Down: Hit a high note in a high place, perhaps — YODEL
- 5-Down: Kit _ bar — KAT
A note on a reported answer discrepancy
Forbes’s May 19 answer report places NOUSE at 7-Across for “On edge.” Parade’s dated May 20 list instead gives TENSE for that clue and NOUSE for 3-Down, “Totally pointless.” The list above follows Parade’s clue-answer placements.
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Sources
- Parade, “NYT Mini Crossword Answers, Hints for Tuesday, May 20, 2025” (May 20, 2025)
- Forbes, “Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Tuesday, May 20” (May 19, 2025)
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