NYT Daily Mini Crossword Solutions for Thursday, May 8th Answers and Clues
Crossword Solved! NYT Mini Clues & Answers for Wednesday, May 7th
It's a sunny day outside, and I can't help but marvel at the cherry trees in bloom. With the weather perfect for puzzle-solving, let's dive into today's Mini Crossword.
The NYT Mini Crossword is a more compact and swift version of its larger counterpart, offering a bite-sized challenge. Unlike the NYT Crossword, the Mini is free to play on the New York Times website or through the NYT Games app. However, access to previous puzzles in the archives requires an NYT Games subscription.
If you're stuck, here are all the answers for today's Mini Crossword. But beware, this is a spoiler alert!
Oh, and by the way:
- Unscramble the anagram to reveal a phrase.
- Guess the category.
- Crown each region.
- Unlock a trivia ladder.
ACROSS
1 - Adjective that rhymes with "sheesh" or "pitch" - NICHE
6 - Gigantic creature, marine life filmed in its natural habitat for the first time in 2025 - SQUID
7 - Like some caterpillars - FURRY
8 - Some partners in marriage - WIVES
9 - Bill's co-star in the time-traveling films - TED
DOWN
1 - Internet slang for "Not Safe for Work" - NSFW
2 - Phrase yelled at a job when quitting - IQUIT
3 - Feature of a winding road - CURVE
4 - Addition to the payroll - HIRED
5 - Brand of ice cream popular on the East Coast - EDYS
I found this crossword a tad challenging to start with, but once I reached the "Some partners in marriage" and the Bill and Ted reference, things began to click into place. Some answers, like CURVE, were easy, while words like EDYS were more difficult. I guess I'm just an East Coast kind of guy. This one took me 1 minute and 31 seconds to complete.
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Enrichment Data:
For those seeking the full solution for the May 7th Mini Crossword, here are the answers, completed with additional details:
Across:
- ALEX (Ovechkin who broke Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record)
- PROXY (Stand-in)
- ADBIZ (Industry for marketing professionals, informally)
- POET (Poe, Pope, or Pound)
- IRS (Org. that really ought to give you a break?)
Down:
- ARDOR (Intense passion)
- LOBES (Parts of ears and brains)
- EXIT (Glowing sign in a movie theater)
- XYZ (End of the alphabet)
- PAPI (Spanish term of endearment)
These answers complete the May 7th Mini Crossword[1][2][3].
- Today's NYT Mini Crossword offers a fun challenge for puzzle enthusiasts, just like the entertaining puzzles available under the NYT Games section.
- The answer for the clue 'An adjective that rhymes with "sheesh" or "pitch"' is found in the crossword as 'NICHE'.
- In 2025, a colossal marine animal was filmed in its natural habitat for the first time, and the answer for this NYT Mini Crossword clue is 'SQUID'.
- A feature of a winding road is 'CURVE', a term that might also describe someone's hair that is as 'FURRY' as a caterpillar.
