NYT Mini Crossword today: solutions for Sunday, May 25.

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      Enjoy crossword puzzles but lack the time to tackle a full-size one in your daily newspaper? That’s where The Mini comes in!

      A compact version of the New York Times’ famous crossword, The Mini is a quick and simple way to challenge your crossword abilities every day, typically taking players just over a minute to finish. Although The Mini is smaller and easier than a standard crossword, it can still present challenges. Stumbling on a single clue could mean the difference between a personal best time and a disappointing solving experience.

      Similar to our Wordle and Connections hints, we’re here to assist you with The Mini if you find yourself stuck and in need of some guidance.

      Below are the answers for today’s NYT Mini crossword.

      NYT Mini Crossword answers today

      New York Times

      Across

      Good for a bike route, bad for a bike tire – FLAT

      Rolling in it – RICH

      Internet company with a purple logo – YAHOO

      McIlroy who won the 2025 Masters – RORY

      Mumford & ___ (rock band) – SONS

      Down

      Food item dipped in ketchup – FRY

      Apt rhyme for “falsifiers” – LIARS

      Sneezing sound – ACHOO

      Plant’s defense against herbivores, perhaps – THORN

      Yiddish exclamations of woe – OYS

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      If you enjoy Wordle and Connections, Puzzmo might soon become your next daily fix.

      If you’ve incorporated puzzle games like Wordle and Connections into your routine recently, another potential daily obsession is on the horizon. Puzzmo is a new platform that takes the concept of a newspaper puzzle page and transforms it into a responsive web interface that works across devices. Players can sign up for the free platform today, which also offers a $40 annual subscription that unlocks additional features like experimental games and leaderboards.

      This ambitious project is a partnership between Orta Therox and Zach Gage, a game designer known for mobile games like Knotwords and Good Sudoku. His latest endeavor has been under development for years and aims to serve as a comprehensive showcase for Gage’s puzzle creations, competing with popular platforms like The New York Times.

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      Move over, Wordle: The New York Times has introduced a new puzzle game.

      Following the success of Wordle, The New York Times has launched its next game called Digits, which revolves around math. Players engage in adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers. You can currently play its beta for free online.

      In Digits, players are tasked with reaching a target number using six numbers, which they can manipulate through addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division to get as close as possible to the target. Not every number needs to be utilized, making the game a test of math skills as players strive to formulate the right equations.

      Players can earn a five-star rating for matching the target number exactly, three stars for being within 10 of the target, and one star for getting within 25 of it. At present, players can access five different puzzles that include increasingly larger numbers as well. I attempted today’s puzzle and found it to be an enjoyable number-based game that will likely appeal to curious minds who enjoy puzzle games like Threes or other New York Times titles such as Wordle and Spelling Bee.

      In an article introducing Digits and detailing The New York Times Games team's game development process, The Times mentions that they will utilize this free beta to identify bugs and determine if it should progress into a more active development phase "where the game is coded and the designs are finalized." So, take the opportunity to play Digits while it’s available, as The New York Times may discontinue it if it doesn't receive the desired feedback.

      Digits' beta is currently free to play on The New York Times Games' website.

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      Wordle’s remarkable year: New York Times reflects on the phenomenon’s significant 2022.

      If you logged onto Twitter around a year ago, you might recall the moment your feed began to fill with gray, yellow, and green boxes. Although it launched in 2021 and gained mainstream attention in December of that year, Wordle exploded into a cultural sensation in early 2022 that was unavoidable unless you muted certain keywords. It became a unique gaming success story, appealing to a wide audience due to its simple elegance.

      Wordle's rise also mirrored the rapid increase in its user base. In late January 2022, the New York Times announced it had acquired the puzzle game from its creator, Josh Wardle, in a deal that was undisclosed but reportedly low-seven figures—an unexpected move that nearly overshadowed Sony’s simultaneous announcement of its acquisition of Destiny 2 developer Bungie. This acquisition caused concern among fans, who