CNET Provides Comprehensive Guide to Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers
The New York Times Mini Crossword puzzle for Saturday, May 17, 2025, has been made available, and according to a recent report by CNET, the puzzle has a goofy shape but is relatively easy to solve. As reported by CNET, the puzzle’s 6-Down clue was initially mystifying, but the other answers helped to fill it in.
CNET’s coverage of the NYT Mini Crossword puzzle provides an in-depth look at the clues and answers. The online news provider offers a detailed breakdown of the puzzle, including the across and down clues and their corresponding answers. For instance, the 1A clue, "Link in ___" (promotional catchphrase on social media), has the answer BIO, while the 4A clue, "They’re ground in a coffee grinder," has the answer BEANS.
As noted by CNET, the Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times’ games collection. The online news provider also offers hints and guidance for daily solving, as well as tips and tricks for solving The New York Times Mini Crossword. In addition, CNET provides a comprehensive guide to the NYT puzzle hints page, where readers can find answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections, and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.
The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Saturday, May 17, 2025, is also available, as reported by CNET. The puzzle’s answers can be found below:
Mini Across Clues and Answers
- 1A clue: "Link in ___" (promotional catchphrase on social media)
Answer: BIO - 4A clue: They’re ground in a coffee grinder
Answer: BEANS - 6A clue: Bike riders’ headwear
Answer: HELMETS - 8A clue: Variety of tomato whose name is also a meat
Answer: BEEFSTEAK - 10A clue: Shoe spec that describes this puzzle?
Answer: EXTRAWIDE - 11A clue: "Cha-ching, nothin’ to it!"
Answer: EASYMONEY
Mini Down Clues and Answers
- 1D clue: Church spot where bats hang out
Answer: BELFRY - 2D clue: The first three words of "Green Eggs and Ham," straight from the narrator
Answer: IAMSAM - 3D clue: Boxing punch combo
Answer: ONETWO - 4D clue: Purple slices in a salad
Answer: BEETS - 5D clue: Oktoberfest glass
Answer: STEIN - 6D clue: Prefix with decimal, in coding
Answer: HEXA - 7D clue: One-named hit singer with 1985’s "Smooth Operator"
Answer: SADE - 8D clue: Spelling ___
Answer: BEE - 9D clue: Paper with the answers
Answer: KEY
According to CNET, The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. Readers can play the current day’s Mini Crossword for free, but a subscription to the Times Games section is required to play older puzzles from the archives.
For those interested in learning more about solving The New York Times Mini Crossword, CNET provides a range of resources, including tips and tricks for solving the puzzle. As noted by CNET, readers can also visit their NYT puzzle hints page for answers and hints for various puzzles.
The information provided in this article is based on the reporting by CNET, and for further information, readers can visit https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-saturday-may-17/.
