Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers: May 22, 2025
Across
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 1) Part of a fleet | SHIP |
| 5) Answer to Gollum’s riddle in “The Hobbit,” which starts “This thing all things devours — birds, beasts, trees, flowers”- | TIME |
| 6) “See ya!” | LATER |
| 7) Second-most popular girl’s name of the 2020s, after Olivia | EMMA |
| 8) Not keeping secrets | OPEN |
DOWN
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 1) Sticker on an envelope | STAMP |
| 2) “I’d like another card,” in blackjack | HITME |
| 3) “Uhh, that is to say …” | IMEAN |
| 4) The “p” of m.p.h. | PER |
| 6) Name taken by the new pope | LEO |