Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Wednesday, May 21

In case you missed Tuesday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:

ForbesToday’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Tuesday, May 20By Paul Tassi

The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.

Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.

The NYT Mini is a fun daily distraction that usually takes no time at all. I try to beat the standard weekday grid in less than a minute. But sometimes I can’t quite figure out one or two clues and need to reveal the answer.

To help you avoid doing that, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers (spoilers lie ahead, of course):

NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers

ACROSS

1) Either role played by Michael B. Jordan in 2025’s “Sinners” – TWIN
5) “Wow, wow, wow!” – OHMY
6) “Gr-” word that follows “green” – GRAPE
7) Bit of land in the ocean – ISLE
8) Père ___, name for Santa Claus in France – NOEL

DOWN

1) Trunk of the body – TORSO
2) “Wh-” word that follows “white” – WHITE
3) Urge forward – IMPEL
4) Bill ___ the Science Guy – NYE
6) Alcohol paired with tonic – GIN

Solid puzzle and clues today, I enjoyed the GR and WH clues which made you think of some unique solutions. We had some easy clues with Bill NYE and I mean, you hear tonic, what alcohol are you going to think of besides GIN? Father Christmas was probably pretty easy if NOEL came to mind. And everyone should see Sinners, but even if you haven’t, one guy playing two roles seems like a clear nod toward TWIN.

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