
NYT Mini Crossword Answers and Hints for September 15, 2025
📰 NYT Mini Crossword Answers Today — Monday, September 15, 2025
The New York Times Mini Crossword is a quick daily puzzle that’s smaller than the main crossword but just as fun. If you’re stuck on today’s Mini (No. September 15, 2025), we’ve got you covered with both hints and solutions.
🔑 Hints for Today’s NYT Mini Crossword
Across Hints
- 1 Across: Soil
- 5 Across: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude etc.
- 6 Across: A golden ___ (classic song)
- 7 Across: Very eager, as in a reader
- 8 Across: A hot or iced drink
Down Hints
- 1 Down: Research a topic deeply
- 2 Down: The home of Bollywood
- 3 Down: Like many Viking attacks
- 4 Down: A fighter flown by Darth Vader
- 5 Down: The best ever in a sport
✅ NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sept. 15, 2025

Across:
- 1A: DIRT (Soil / gossip that’s “dished”)
- 5A: GEN AI (Prompted to make funny images online)
- 6A: OLDIE (“It’s an ___ but a goodie!”)
- 7A: AVID (Enthusiastic, eager)
- 8A: TEA (Hot or iced drink / gossip “spilled”)
Down:
- 1D: DELVE (Research deeply)
- 2D: INDIA (Bollywood’s home)
- 3D: RAID (Like many Viking attacks)
- 4D: TIE (Matching item for a groomsman)
- 5D: GOAT (Greatest of all time in sports)
📝 Final Thoughts
Today’s Mini had some modern twists, especially with GEN AI as an answer. If you got stuck on “AVID” or “DIRT,” you weren’t alone!
👉 Don’t forget to check our daily guides for Wordle, NYT Connections, Strands, and more puzzles.
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