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This page covers the NYT Mini Crossword for Sunday, June 8, 2025. Hints come first so you can keep solving; the full answer key follows.
Hints before the answers
Try these before scrolling further.
Across
- 1-Across: “Org. with shooting stars” (a professional sports league)
- 4-Across: Buildings with weather vanes, stereotypically (farm structures)
- 6-Across: Swiss watch brand
- 7-Across: What Santa, Gandalf and Dumbledore each have (facial hair)
- 8-Across: “Pie in the ___” (a word for the open air above)
Down
- 1-Down: “I’m bad with ___” (a common party excuse)
- 2-Down: Start of a billiards game
- 3-Down: Seeing red (a feeling of fury)
- 4-Down: Timothée’s role in A Complete Unknown (a famous folk singer’s first name)
- 5-Down: Feeling blue (unhappy)
Full answer key
The answers below match the clues as published in coverage of this puzzle dated June 8, 2025, including Economic Times and the syndicated Parade article distributed through AOL.
Across
| Entry | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1-Across | Org. with shooting stars | NBA |
| 4-Across | Buildings with weather vanes, stereotypically | BARNS |
| 6-Across | Swiss watch brand | OMEGA |
| 7-Across | What Santa, Gandalf and Dumbledore each have | BEARD |
| 8-Across | Pie in the ___ | SKY |
Down
| Entry | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1-Down | “I’m bad with ___” (party excuse) | NAMES |
| 2-Down | Start of a billiards game | BREAK |
| 3-Down | Seeing red | ANGRY |
| 4-Down | Timothée’s role in A Complete Unknown | BOB |
| 5-Down | Feeling blue | SAD |
If an answer doesn’t fit
Crossword clues occasionally have more than one plausible fill, so check any answer against the letters that cross it. If a square you have filled conflicts with a crossing entry, recheck the clue number first, since Across and Down numbering is easy to mix up on a small grid. The answer key above reflects published coverage of June 8, 2025; the puzzle’s own interface is the final reference for an exact letter count.
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