Saturday, November 22, 2025
By Sam Ezersky
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NYT Mini Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Moves (over) in one's seat
- 7Capital of Taiwan
- 8___ Bee
- 10In the style of
- 11Device with a keypad that's typed on discreetly, for short
- 12___ Bee
- 15"Family Guy" baby
- 16Sings in the Alps
Down
- 1Like some clams and freshly cleaned shirts
- 2What an online meeting invite gets added to, for short
- 3Vinegar's counterpart
- 4Morphine and codeine, for two
- 5First inning in extra innings
- 6Greek "S"
- 8Full of back talk
- 9"Allegory of the Cave" philosopher
- 13Wonderstruck feeling
- 14Nothin'
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Moves (over) in one's seat — Answer: SCOOTS
- 7. Capital of Taiwan — Answer: TAIPEI
- 8. ___ Bee — Answer: SPELLING
- 10. In the style of — Answer: ALA
- 11. Device with a keypad that's typed on discreetly, for short — Answer: ATM
- 12. ___ Bee — Answer: SAMANTHA
- 15. "Family Guy" baby — Answer: STEWIE
- 16. Sings in the Alps — Answer: YODELS
Down
- 1. Like some clams and freshly cleaned shirts — Answer: STEAMED
- 2. What an online meeting invite gets added to, for short — Answer: CAL
- 3. Vinegar's counterpart — Answer: OIL
- 4. Morphine and codeine, for two — Answer: OPIATES
- 5. First inning in extra innings — Answer: TENTH
- 6. Greek "S" — Answer: SIGMA
- 8. Full of back talk — Answer: SASSY
- 9. "Allegory of the Cave" philosopher — Answer: PLATO
- 13. Wonderstruck feeling — Answer: AWE
- 14. Nothin' — Answer: NIL
Here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, November 22, 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 November 22?” 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 November 22, 2025
The full solution for the November 22 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 Saturday, November 22.
Hints for the November 22 Mini
Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's puzzle before the solutions above. The November 22 Mini fell on a Saturday, 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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Every across and down answer for the Saturday, November 22, 2025 Mini is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.
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