Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's Mini Crossword has one of those two-part clues that I hate. 6-across and 8-across go together. I solved all the others, then let those fill in a bit before I saw the answers. Need help with the NYT Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips. The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times' games collection. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET's NYT puzzle hints page. Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword Let's get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers. The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Aug. 15, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNET Mini across clues and answers 1A clue: Answer to a party invitation Answer: RSVP 5A clue: Bring to a bubble Answer: BOIL 6A clue: With 8-Across, tree that produces nearly two-foot-long cones Answer: SUGAR 8A clue: See 6-Across Answer: PINE 9A clue: Enjoy a hill in chilly weather, say Answer: SLED Mini down clues and answers 1D clue: N.F.L. ball carriers, for short Answer: RBS 2D clue: Campbell's products Answer: SOUPS 3D clue: Candlelight ___ Answer: VIGIL 4D clue: It travels the high way Answer: PLANE 7D clue: Like the maple leaf on Canada's flag Answer: RED