Sunday's New York Times Mini Crossword Solutions and Clues
Daily solvers of the New York Times Mini Crossword can investigate solutions to Saturday, May 24's puzzle below. The NYT Mini is a brief, challenging variation of the paper's renowned crossword, typically contained in a 5x5 grid from Monday to Friday, and growing to a 7x7 grid on Saturdays. Unlike its full-sized counterpart, the NYT Mini is accessible for free every day on the New York Times website or the NYT Games app. A subscription to the NYT Games is necessary to access archived puzzles in the collection, including their solutions and hints.
NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, May 24
ACROSS:
1) A route suitable for a bicycle, but detrimental to a bicycle tire - FLAT5) An individual of wealth - RICH6) An internet business with a signature purple logo - YAHOO8) The McIlroy who won the 2025 Masters - RORY9) The rock band Mumford & (last name omitted) - SONS
DOWN:
1) A food item dipped in ketchup - FRY2) A fitting rhyme for "falsifiers" - LIARS3) The sound of sneezing - ACHOO4) A plant's defense mechanism against herbivores, perhaps - THORN7) Exclamations of sorrow in Yiddish - OYS
While today's puzzle may seem relatively straightforward, its solutions depend on knowledge of golf, music from the 2010s, and defunct internet companies. Fortunately, those topics were easily navigated, though easier clues like ACHOO and FRY made the puzzle pass quickly.
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If you're a fan of the New York Times Mini Crossword and enjoy topics like movies and TV, entertainment, sports, or golf, you might find Saturday, May 24's puzzle intriguing. Clues such as YAHOO, RORY (for a famous golf player), and Mumford & SONS indicate that the solutions entail knowledge of internet businesses from the past, golf champions, and contemporary music from the 2010s.
