Today’s NYT Mini Answer For Wednesday March 12 2025

Across
DEW
💦 Tiny drops of water seen on grass in the morning.
🌱 Forms overnight when the air cools.
⛳ Often found on a putting green before golfers start playing.

EUROS
💶 Currency used in Spain, Germany, and many other European countries.
💱 The official currency of the European Union.
🇪🇺 A Spaniard or German might request this type of change.

SPANK
✋ To hit someone lightly, often as discipline.
🏀 In sports, slang for beating an opponent badly.
😳 “That team got totally ___ed in the game!”

PESKY
😠 Annoying, especially for younger siblings.
🦟 Often used to describe mosquitoes or flies.
🙄 Something that won’t stop bothering you.

SEA
🌊 A vast body of salt water, smaller than an ocean.
🚢 You sail across this on a boat.
🐠 Home to fish, whales, and other marine creatures.

Down
DUPES
😲 Tricks someone into believing something false.
🎭 Another word for “fools” or “deceives.”
🔍 “He totally ___ed me into thinking it was real!”

ERASE
✏️ What you do to remove pencil marks.
🔲 Clears a blackboard completely.
❌ To delete or wipe out information.

WONKA
🍫 Fictional chocolatier from “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
🎩 Played by Gene Wilder, Johnny Depp, and Timothée Chalamet.
💭 “You know, no other factory in the world mixes its chocolate by waterfall.”

ESP
🔮 A supposed paranormal ability to sense things beyond normal perception.
🧠 Stands for “extrasensory perception.”
👀 Often associated with psychics or mind reading.

SKY
☁️ The blue expanse above us.
✈️ Planes and birds fly through this.
🌈 You can see rainbows here after a storm.