Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers: Aug 22, 2025
Across
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Places to store shovels and leaf blowers | Sheds. |
| Coating for Babybel cheese | Wax. |
| “___ vs. Predator” (2004 sci-fi film) | Alien. |
| Streaming glitch | Lag. |
| Docking spots | Piers. |
| Feature of a Southern accent | Twang. |
| Sweet potato lookalike | Yam. |
| Top-notch, informally | Primo. |
| Greenskeeper’s roll of grass | Sod. |
| Campfire remnants | Ashes. |
DOWN
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Nickname for the Florida Gators football stadium, with “the” | Swamp. |
| “2001: A Space Odyssey” villain | Hal. |
| Cast out from a country | Exile. |
| “Uptown Funk” and “Downtown,” for two | Songs. |
| “Can I bend your ___ for a second?” | Ear. |
| Like an ambitious, competitive personality | Type A. |
| Simple-to-play card game for two | War. |
| Simple-living sect | Amish. |
| Shop owner’s stock | Goods. |
| Barkeep on “The Simpsons” | Moe. |