Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for May 15

Dmitry Kuznetsov
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Today’s mini mini crossword is one of those that the same letter is surrounded again and again. So, if you see a pattern in which a certain letter continues, take them, could help you solve the puzzle. Do you need help with today’s mini crossword? Keep reading. And if I could use some suggestions and guidance for daily resolution, consult our mini crossword advice.

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Read more: Tips and tricks to solve the mini crosswords of the New York Times

We go to those mini clues and crosswords.

Completed NYT Mini Crossword Puzzle for Thursday, May 15, 2025

The mini Nyt crossword completed for Thursday, May 15, 2025.

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Mini on tracks and answers

1st track: direction opposite to WSW
Answer: one

4A CLUE: Shoot, as a volcano lava
Answer: spit

5th CLUE: “Where?”
Answer: Where

6th track: plants that did not plants, maybe
Answer: Weeds

7A CLUE: How mini crosswords … and a phonetic description of this puzzle?
Answer: Easy

Mini tracks and answers

1D track: fencing swords
Answer: EPES

2D track: prone to take
Answer: Nerdy

3D CLUE: farm animals that sound like vowels that are not seen in this puzzle?
Answer: Sheep

4D CLUE: Stadium in which the Beatles held an iconic 1965 concert
Answer: Shea

5D CLUE: org. For Hulk Hogan and John Cena
Answer: WWE

How to play more mini crosswords

The New York Times games section offers a lot of online games, but only some of them are free for everyone to play. You can play the mini crossword of the current day for free, but you will need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the files.

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