Answers for the New York Times Mini Crossword puzzle released for Tuesday, May 6, 2025, are available. Players seeking solutions to the daily grid can find them online, providing resolutions to clues across and down.
The Mini Crossword offers a smaller format compared to the longer daily puzzle. Designed for quicker play, it presents a handful of clues that players often attempt to solve rapidly.
Finding the answer to a clue like "A little horse NYT" challenged some players today. The correct answer for this clue is "Foal".
Another clue many looked for was "In a sneaky way NYT". This clue corresponds to the answer "Slyly".
Other clues featured in today's puzzle included those for Everest and Kilimanjaro, leading to the abbreviation "MTS". The clue "Perfect" had the answer "Ideal", while "Unlike houses that have been professionally staged" resolved to "Messy".
Down clues included "Hero of the Passover Seder," with the answer "MOSES," and "Spanish small plates," answered with "TAPAS." The clue "Lessen over time" was "Fade," and "What airballs fail to touch" was "Rim."
The Mini Crossword became a feature on August 21, 2014, created to offer a more accessible daily puzzle experience. It is available freely on the publisher's games platform.
Access to the solutions helps players complete the grid when they encounter difficulty with particular wordplay or references. The daily puzzle resets each evening, offering a fresh set of clues.
Players can find the full list of today's clues and corresponding answers on various platforms dedicated to puzzle solutions. mashable.com provides a breakdown of the May 6 answers for both across and down categories. Another resource, forbes.com, also lists the solutions for the puzzle. Information about the Mini Crossword, including its history and format, is available on sites like evrimagaci.org. The game itself is accessible via nytimes.com.
Solving the Mini provides a quick mental task for many people daily. Knowing the answers allows solvers to check their work or overcome obstacles in completing the puzzle.
