NYT Daily Mini Crossword Solutions for Thursday, 8th May
Casual Crossword Clues and Solutions for May 7th
The sun's been shining bright this past month, making you want to stay indoors and gaze at the flowering chokecherry trees outside your window. If only you could keep them blooming all year long!
Puzzle-solving is a perfect fit for nice weather. Time to crack open the NYT Mini Crossword.
The Mini Crossword is a more manageable, quicker version of the NYT's larger and tougher counterpart. Unlike its bigger sibling, it's free to play on the NYTimes website or NYTimes Games app, but you'll need a subscription to access older puzzles stored in the archives.
Stuck on the Mini Crossword? Here are the answers just in case you need a hand.
Warning: Spoilers Ahead!
Standout Features:
Unscramble the Anagram:Forbes
Guess the Category:LinkedIn
Crown each region:LinkedIn
Unlock a Trivia Ladder:LinkedIn
ACROSS:
1 - A term rhyming with "hish" or "pitch" - NICHE
6 - Huge marine animal, first filmed in its natural habitat in 2025, known as - SQUID
7 - Akin to some caterpillars - FURRY
8 - Some partners in marriage - WIVES
9 - Bill's time-traveling friend from film - TED
DOWN:
1 - Abbreviated message that advises "Don't click this in public" - NSFW
2 - Similar to quitting one's job - IQUIT
3 - Feature of a twisting road - CURVE
4 - Add someone's name to the payroll - HIRED
5 - East Coast ice cream brand - EDYS
I found this one a bit challenging especially at the start, but as I moved along, things became clearer once I deciphered "Some spouses" and recognized the Bill and Ted reference. Other words like CURVE were easy peasy while words like EDYS would have left me stumped without a little help. It took me 1 minute and 31 seconds to complete this one.
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Enrichment Insights:
The full solutions for the New York Times Mini Crossword of May 8, 2025, include:
Across:- 1-Across: NICHE (an adjective that rhymes with “sheesh” or “pitch”)- 6-Across: SQUID (clue: Colossal ____, a marine animal filmed in its natural habitat for the first time in 2025)
Down:- 1-Down: UNSFW (clue: Abbreviated message that advises “Don't click this in public”)- 2-Down: IQUIT (clue: Similar to quitting one’s job)- 3-Down: CURVE (clue: Feature of a winding road)- 4-Down: HIRED (clue: Add someone’s name to the payroll)- 5-Down: EDYS (clue: East Coast ice cream brand)
The detailed clue and answer guides for the May 8th puzzle can provide full crossword solutions, including clues and explanations. The main highlighted answers for across are NICHE and SQUID. The exact down answers were unavailable in the search data.
- Today's NYT Mini Crossword answer for an adjective that rhymes with "sheesh" or "pitch" is 'NICHE'.
- The NYT Mini Crossword for May 8th also offers a clue for a huge marine animal filmed in its natural habitat for the first time in 2025. The answer is 'SQUID'.
- One of the tricky clues in today's NYT Mini Crossword is 'Unscramble the letters meaning "don't click this in public!"', with the answer being 'NSFW'.
- Feature of a winding road in the NYT Mini Crossword is 'CURVE'. Just like some caterpillars may move in a pattern, a winding road curves as well.
