NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025

By Anish | TechBoltX — Updated: November 16, 2025

🧠 Today’s NYT Mini Overview (Nov. 16, 2025)

Sunday Minis are often a bit trickier, and today’s puzzle blends tech terms, math references, and pop culture clues. The across clues focus heavily on abbreviations and word meanings, while the down clues include both grammar and TV nods. If you got stuck on “TESLAS” or the tricky double-word answer YE OLDE, you’re not alone.

Below are the complete across and down solutions for today’s grid.

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➤ Mini Crossword — Across Answers

1A — Cars that stop at Supercharger stations

Answer: TESLAS

7A — What “e-” can mean

Answer: ONLINE

8A — Words that might begin the name of a quaint English inn

Answer: YE OLDE

9A — What “E” can mean

Answer: EMPTY

10A — Easter egg colorings

Answer: DYES

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➤ Mini Crossword — Down Answers

1D — Messed (with)

Answer: TOYED

2D — Ally’s opposite

Answer: ENEMY

3D — What “m” stands for in the equation “y = mx + b”

Answer: SLOPE

4D — Musical cadences of speech

Answer: LILTS

5D — Samberg of Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Answer: ANDY

6D — “___ what I did there?”

Answer: SEE

This puzzle flows nicely once you unlock TESLAS and ONLINE — both provide strong anchor letters. The trickiest clue for many solvers was YE OLDE, especially if you missed the hint that it’s a phrase often used for English inns.

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❓ NYT Mini Crossword FAQs

1. Why is the Mini only available to subscribers now?

NYT moved the Mini behind the NYT Games subscription as part of platform changes in 2024.

2. How long does a Sunday Mini usually take?

Most players solve it in 40–90 seconds, depending on clue difficulty.

3. What time does the Mini reset daily?

It resets at 12 a.m. Eastern Time.

4. Are Minis always 5×5?

Usually, but Sunday and Saturday puzzles can be slightly larger.

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