NYT Mini Crossword Clues & Answers - Aug 18

Monday, August 18, 2025

By Ian Livengood

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NYT Mini Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Fast-food chain that sells 50-piece nuggets
  2. 4Circle above an angel's head
  3. 5Queen or king
  4. 6Separately
  5. 7Karaoke bar accessories

Down

  1. 1Lake craft with a palindromic name
  2. 2Distress signal for a broken-down car
  3. 3Indianapolis N.F.L. team
  4. 4Indigenous people of Arizona
  5. 5Hard-headed animal

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Fast-food chain that sells 50-piece nuggets — Answer: KFC
  2. 4. Circle above an angel's head — Answer: HALO
  3. 5. Queen or king — Answer: ROYAL
  4. 6. Separately — Answer: APART
  5. 7. Karaoke bar accessories — Answer: MIKES

Down

  1. 1. Lake craft with a palindromic name — Answer: KAYAK
  2. 2. Distress signal for a broken-down car — Answer: FLARE
  3. 3. Indianapolis N.F.L. team — Answer: COLTS
  4. 4. Indigenous people of Arizona — Answer: HOPI
  5. 5. Hard-headed animal — Answer: RAM

Here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Monday, August 18, 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 18?” 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 18, 2025

The full solution for the August 18 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 18.

Hints for the August 18 Mini

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's puzzle before the solutions above. The August 18 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 18, 2025?

Every across and down answer for the Monday, August 18, 2025 Mini is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.

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