NYT Mini Crossword Answers May 10, 2025

Across
1 Common inclusion in a tourist’s brochure (Answer: MAP)
🗺️ 3 letters, starts with M, ends with P
📍Shows landmarks
📚 Foldable guide
🚶 Helps with directions
🏞️ Found in travel guides
🧭 Useful for navigation
📷 Often includes points of interest
🧳 Carried by travelers
🚗 Used on road trips

4 Olympic honor (Answer: MEDAL)
🥇 5 letters, starts with M, ends with L
🏅 Gold, silver, or bronze
🎽 Awarded for top performance
🏆 Hung around the neck
🇯🇵 Seen at Tokyo 2020
📦 Comes with a ribbon
🎖️ Symbol of victory
🧑‍🎖 Military versions exist

6 Any of a set of green plastic toys in “Toy Story” (Answer: SOLDIER)
🟢 7 letters, starts with S, ends with R
🪖 Wears a helmet
👣 Always in marching pose
🎬 Seen in Pixar films
🪙 Often stands on a base
🧸 Army-themed toy
📦 Sold in bags
🧯 One rescued toys in Toy Story

8 Still on the loose (Answer: ATLARGE)
🚓 7 letters, starts with A, ends with E
🕵️‍♂️ Criminal not yet caught
📰 Often used in news reports
📢 Public warned
👮 Evading capture
🔍 Under investigation
🧑‍⚖️ May be wanted by authorities
📚 Legal phrase

9 Driver’s license or passport (Answer: PHOTOID)
🪪 8 letters, starts with P, ends with D
📷 Contains a face image
🚗 Needed for driving
✈️ Required at airports
🧾 Used to verify identity
📸 Includes personal data
💳 Credit card-sized
📑 Government-issued

10 Star of the Eras Tour (Answer: SWIFT)
🎤 5 letters, starts with S, ends with T
👩‍🎤 Grammy-winning artist
🎸 Known for storytelling lyrics
🗓️ Famous for album re-recordings
🧣 Red scarf symbol
🌟 Pop and country genres
🎬 Subject of documentaries
🎼 Released “1989” and “Folklore”

11 30, 45 or 50, on a beach bottle: Abbr. (Answer: SPF)
🌞 3 letters, starts with S, ends with F
🧴 Measures sun protection
📦 Seen on sunscreen
🏖️ Protects skin
🧪 Dermatologist-recommended
☀️ Sunblock rating
📑 Stands for Sun Protection Factor
👒 Higher is better for long exposure

Down
1 Chills (out) (Answer: MELLOWS)
😌 7 letters, starts with M, ends with S
🎧 Relaxes with music
📺 Lounges on a couch
🧘‍♂️ Calms over time
📉 Opposite of intensifies
🥱 Synonym of unwinds
🪕 Becomes more relaxed
🍃 Settles down

2 Prompt after swiping one’s card at an iPad cash register (Answer: ADDATIP)
💵 8 letters, starts with A, ends with P
🍽️ Shown after paying
🧾 Option to reward service
💳 Tipping interface
📱 Part of POS systems
👆 Often includes preset amounts
📉 Skippable but polite
💰 Gratuity screen

3 Form groups of two (Answer: PAIROFF)
👫 7 letters, starts with P, ends with F
🎓 Partner in class
👯‍♂️ Dance assignment
🃏 Like matching socks
👨‍❤️‍👨 Makes couples
📋 Teaming method
🎲 Used in activities and games
🎭 Actor rehearsals

4 Flittering fliers around a flame (Answer: MOTHS)
🦋 5 letters, starts with M, ends with S
🔥 Attracted to light
📦 Found in closets
🌙 Nighttime insects
🪶 Powdery wings
🧥 Can damage wool
🌌 Fly silently

5 Totally authentic (Answer: LEGIT)
✅ 5 letters, starts with L, ends with T
📜 Real deal
🧾 Verified
👮 Not fake
💼 Lawful slang
🧑‍⚖️ Street lingo for genuine
🏆 Trustworthy
🗣️ Often used online

6 Sticky stuff (Answer: SAP)
🌳 3 letters, starts with S, ends with P
🍁 From trees
🍬 Maple syrup source
🪵 Drips from bark
🧪 Natural resin
🧽 Can feel gooey
🧼 Hard to clean off

7 “No turn on ___” (road sign) (Answer: RED)
🛑 3 letters, starts with R, ends with D
🚦 Traffic instruction
🚗 Intersection alert
📴 Means stop
🧱 Common in cities
🧭 Directional restriction
🧩 Sign color