Every clue from today's NYT Mini, with the answers hidden until you want them. Start with the lengths, then first letters, then reveal.
Across clues and answer lengths
Across first letters
- 1 starts with C
- 9 starts with I
- 10 starts with S
- 11 starts with R
- 12 starts with C
- 17 starts with O
- 18 starts with M
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: Ethically sourced, as some eggs CAGEFREE
- 9 Across: Residents of Tehran IRANIANS
- 10 Across: Air sign? SKYWRITE
- 11 Across: ___ Faire (medieval-themed festival, informally) REN
- 12 Across: Athlete from Cleveland or the University of Virginia CAVALIER
- 17 Across: Kind of bathing suit ONEPIECE
- 18 Across: Musical whizzes MAESTROS
Down clues and answer lengths
- 1 Certain gender identity (3)
- 2 Holy object sought in the first "Indiana Jones" movie (3)
- 3 ___ pride (3)
- 4 Completely surrounds (7)
- 5 Like a cozy campsite on a cool autumn night, say (7)
- 6 Washington's Mount ___, the highest peak in the Cascades (7)
- 7 Sinus-treating doctor, for short (3)
- 8 Opposite of WNW (3)
- 12 _ _ _mon URL ending (3)
- 13 De Armas who starred in 2025's "Ballerina" (3)
- 14 Shape of flying geese (3)
- 15 Prefix with friendly (3)
- 16 Restaurant booking, informally (3)
Down first letters
- 1 starts with C
- 2 starts with A
- 3 starts with G
- 4 starts with E
- 5 starts with F
- 6 starts with R
- 7 starts with E
- 8 starts with E
- 12 starts with C
- 13 starts with A
- 14 starts with V
- 15 starts with E
- 16 starts with R
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: Certain gender identity CIS
- 2 Down: Holy object sought in the first "Indiana Jones" movie ARK
- 3 Down: ___ pride GAY
- 4 Down: Completely surrounds ENWRAPS
- 5 Down: Like a cozy campsite on a cool autumn night, say FIRELIT
- 6 Down: Washington's Mount ___, the highest peak in the Cascades RAINIER
- 7 Down: Sinus-treating doctor, for short ENT
- 8 Down: Opposite of WNW ESE
- 12 Down: _ _ _mon URL ending COM
- 13 Down: De Armas who starred in 2025's "Ballerina" ANA
- 14 Down: Shape of flying geese VEE
- 15 Down: Prefix with friendly ECO
- 16 Down: Restaurant booking, informally RES
Show the solved grid
1C2A3G4E5F6R7E8E9IRANIANS10SKYWRITE11REN12C13A14VALI15E16R17ONEPIECE18MAESTROS
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