Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Game May 17

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Today’s NYT mini crosswords have silly shapes, but are easy to solve. 6 The drop made me feel mysterious, but other answers helped me fill it in. Do you need some help with today’s mini crossword game? read. And, if you can use some tips and guidance for your day-to-day solution, check out our mini crossword puzzle.
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Let’s get the clues and answers to those mini crosswords.
The NYT mini crossword game completed on May 17, 2025.
Mini cross clues and answers
1A Clue: “Links in ___” (Promotional Slogan on Social Media)
Answer: Biology
4A Clues: They Grind in a Coffee Grinder
Answer: Bean
6A Clues: Bicycle Rider’s Headwear
Answer: Helmet
8a clue: The names of various tomatoes are also meat
Answer: Beef
10a Clues: The specifications of the shoe that describes this problem?
Answer: External
11a clue: “ching, not right!”
Answer: Easymoney
Mini Don’s clues and answers
1D Clues: The church location where the bats hang out
Answer: Bell Tower
2D Clue: The first three words of “Green Eggs and Ham” are directly from the narrator
A: Iamsam
3D Clues: Boxing Strike Combo
A: Onetwo
4D Clues: Purple Slices in Salad
Answer: Beet
5D clue: Oktoberfest Glass
Answer: Stan
6D clue: The encoding prefix is decimal
Answer: Six sides
7D Clues: Single Hot Singer of 1985’s “Smooth Operator”
A: THAAD
8D clue: spelling___
Answer: Bees
9D clue: paper with answers
Answer: Key
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