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Today’s Mini Crossword is a doubled-up crossword puzzle, shaped like a domino. That must be the Times celebrating their new dominos puzzle, Pips, which I have yet to try. Need answers for today’s very unusual Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.
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Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.
The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Aug. 22, 2025.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Places to store shovels and leaf blowers
Answer: SHEDS
5A clue: Coating for Babybel cheese
Answer: WAX
6A clue: “___ vs. Predator” (2004 sci-fi film)
Answer: ALIEN
8A clue: Streaming glitch
Answer: LAG
9A clue: Docking spots
Answer: PIERS
10A clue: Feature of a Southern accent
Answer: TWANG
14A clue: Sweet potato lookalike
Answer: YAM
15A clue: Top-notch, informally
Answer: PRIMO
17A clue: Greenskeeper’s roll of grass
Answer: SOD
18A clue: Campfire remnants
Answer: ASHES
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Nickname for the Florida Gators football stadium, with “the”
Answer: SWAMP
2D clue: “2001: A Space Odyssey” villain
Answer: HAL
3D clue: Cast out from a country
Answer: EXILE
4D clue: “Uptown Funk” and “Downtown,” for two
Answer: SONGS
7D clue: “Can I bend your ___ for a second?”
Answer: EAR
10D clue: Like an ambitious, competitive personality
Answer: TYPEA
11D clue: Simple-to-play card game for two
Answer: WAR
12D clue: Simple-living sect
Answer: AMISH
13D clue: Shop owner’s stock
Answer: GOODS
16D clue: Barkeep on “The Simpsons”
Answer: MOE
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