Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers: June 21, 2025
| Clues | Answers |
|---|
| 1 Feeling extremely happy | JOYFUL |
| 7 Wake from sleep | AROUSE |
| 8 Brand of cinnamon-flavored chewing gum | BIGRED |
| 9 Talk and talk and talk | GAB |
| 10 Bengal, colt or dolphin | ANIMAL |
| 13 TV show ending | FINALE |
| 14 Rook, to a chess newbie | CASTLE |
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|
| 1 Quick boxing punch | JAB |
| 2 Beginnings | ORIGINS |
| 3 Where you might strike a pose? | YOGAMAT |
| 4 Nickname for a fuzzy cat | FURBALL |
| 5 One of many for white vinegar | USE |
| 6 Was winning | LED |
| 10 The Bengals, Colts and Dolphins play in it: Abbr | AFC |
| 11 ___ DaCosta, director of 2023’s “The Marvels” | NIA |
| 12 Harper who wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird” | LEE |
