NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

AUG25

NYT Mini Crossword

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

5×5By Ian LivengoodEdited by Joel Fagliano

10 clues. Tap Reveal on any clue for just that answer, or open the full solution at the bottom.

Across

  1. 1Cohort born between 1965 and 1980, for short (4)
    RevealGENX
  2. 5Shipping giant with a purple-and-orange logo (5)
    RevealFEDEX
  3. 6Section at the end of a textbook (5)
    RevealINDEX
  4. 7Dry, as the desert (4)
    RevealARID
  5. 8"___ it high and let it fly" (golfer's mantra) (3)
    RevealTEE

Down

  1. 1Pop, rock or jazz (5)
    RevealGENRE
  2. 2Comedian Murphy (5)
    RevealEDDIE
  3. 3Requirement (4)
    RevealNEED
  4. 4Winning line in tic-tac-toe (3)
    RevealXXX
  5. 5Italy's largest automaker (4)
    RevealFIAT
Show all 10 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A GENX5A FEDEX6A INDEX7A ARID8A TEE

Down: 1D GENRE2D EDDIE3D NEED4D XXX5D FIAT

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Tuesday, August 25, 2026 was a 5×5 grid by Ian Livengood, edited by Joel Fagliano, with 10 clues; the longest answer ran 5 letters. That is about average for a Tuesday.

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