NYT Mini Crossword Clues & Answers - Aug 11

Monday, August 11, 2025

By Tracy Bennett

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NYT Mini Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Blowout party
  2. 5Airline with Sky Club lounges
  3. 6Body part that can be held with one hand, but not both
  4. 7Get an "F" on
  5. 8Subdued

Down

  1. 1Ramsey of "The Last of Us"
  2. 2Collection of Facebook photos
  3. 3Building material for the Washington Monument
  4. 4"Red-tailed" or "red-shouldered" bird
  5. 5Masterful

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Blowout party — Answer: BASH
  2. 5. Airline with Sky Club lounges — Answer: DELTA
  3. 6. Body part that can be held with one hand, but not both — Answer: ELBOW
  4. 7. Get an "F" on — Answer: FLUNK
  5. 8. Subdued — Answer: TAME

Down

  1. 1. Ramsey of "The Last of Us" — Answer: BELLA
  2. 2. Collection of Facebook photos — Answer: ALBUM
  3. 3. Building material for the Washington Monument — Answer: STONE
  4. 4. "Red-tailed" or "red-shouldered" bird — Answer: HAWK
  5. 5. Masterful — Answer: DEFT

Here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Monday, August 11, 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 August 11?” 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 August 11, 2025

The full solution for the August 11 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 Monday, August 11.

Hints for the August 11 Mini

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's puzzle before the solutions above. The August 11 Mini fell on a Monday, 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 August 11, 2025?

Every across and down answer for the Monday, August 11, 2025 Mini is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.

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