NYT Mini Crossword Clues & Answers - Jun 20

Friday, June 20, 2025

By Sam Ezersky

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NYT Mini Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Org. defending individual rights
  2. 5Repeated words that lead up to ...
  3. 7What puzzle solvers don't look down on
  4. 8... a big cheer!
  5. 9Hathaway who starred in "The Princess Diaries"

Down

  1. 1Garment on which it's totally acceptable to get food stains
  2. 2Doing the dishes or mowing the lawn
  3. 3Younger sister to Bart, older sister to Maggie
  4. 4"___-daisy!"
  5. 5Bit of laughter
  6. 6Image of a compass, for Safari

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Org. defending individual rights — Answer: ACLU
  2. 5. Repeated words that lead up to ... — Answer: HIPHIP
  3. 7. What puzzle solvers don't look down on — Answer: ACROSS
  4. 8. ... a big cheer! — Answer: HOORAY
  5. 9. Hathaway who starred in "The Princess Diaries" — Answer: ANNE

Down

  1. 1. Garment on which it's totally acceptable to get food stains — Answer: APRON
  2. 2. Doing the dishes or mowing the lawn — Answer: CHORE
  3. 3. Younger sister to Bart, older sister to Maggie — Answer: LISA
  4. 4. "___-daisy!" — Answer: UPSY
  5. 5. Bit of laughter — Answer: HAHA
  6. 6. Image of a compass, for Safari — Answer: ICON

Here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, June 20, 2025 — every across and down solution for that day's 5×5 puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a Mini you missed, settling a “what was the answer on June 20?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. If you're after today's puzzle instead, head to our live NYT Mini answers page.

NYT Mini answers for June 20, 2025

The full solution for the June 20 Mini is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Because the Mini is a compact 5×5, one missing letter tends to block several crossing answers at once, so each answer is listed separately: you can check just the one you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Friday, June 20.

Hints for the June 20 Mini

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's puzzle before the solutions above. The June 20 Mini fell on a Friday, and while the Mini keeps a fairly even difficulty all week, its clues lean on quick general knowledge and current culture — so a single unfamiliar name is usually the one square that trips solvers up. Use the hints for that day's trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.

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Frequently asked questions

What were the NYT Mini Crossword answers on June 20, 2025?

Every across and down answer for the Friday, June 20, 2025 Mini is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.

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