NYT Daily Mini Crossword Solutions for Tuesday, 27th May: Clues and Responses
The NYT Mini Crossword: A Quick and Engaging Word Puzzle
Missing out on Sunday's edition of the NYT Mini Crossword? Here’s your chance to catch up with the answers.
The NYT Mini, unlike its larger counterpart, offers a smaller 5x5 grid and quicker clues to be solved in a few minutes. This shorter, more compact puzzle was designed to cater to both beginners and younger audiences, offering a fun and engaging word game experience.
The NYT Mini Crossword is a free daily distraction, available on the New York Times website or through the NYT Games app. However, to access previous puzzles in the archives, you will need a subscription to the Times Games section.
Every day at 10 p.m., the puzzle is reset, making it part of many crossword enthusiasts' routines. The clues are often clever and international, offering both fun and education.
Clues and Answers for Sunday, May 25
Across
- Phrase that could be used to describe the world today - GONE MAD
- Culprit responsible for an increase in “Aww”s and a decrease in “Zzz”s - BABY
- Romantic favor - ROSES
- Still vying for victory - INIT
- Description of a bed filled with roses, infants, and competing items (as suggested by clues 1, 4, 5, and 6) - BED
Down
- Certain religious Jew - HASID
- Assists in the commission of a crime - ABET
- The "S" in iOS: Abbreviation - SYS
- Component of a skeleton - BONE
- Placement of a 4-down in the chest - RIB
The puzzle from Sunday, May 25, was a challenge, with clue interpretations that required a bit of thought. For instance, to solve the final answer, one needs to read the emphasized words in the order specified by the clues: GONE MAD, BABY, ROSES, INIT, BED, resulting in BED.
To keep up with the daily challenge, follow the updated puzzles on the NYT website, the NYT Games app, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram. Pick up author's sci-fi novels, 'The Herokiller series' and 'The Earthborn Trilogy,' for more word puzzles and exciting adventures.
Curious to try the nytmini clues for 'BED', a term used in the solution of the Sunday, May 25 puzzle? This compact word game, known as the NYT Mini Answers, is found in books related to entertainment, including the author's 'The Herokiller series' and 'The Earthborn Trilogy'.
