NYT Mini Crossword Answers June 1, 2025

Across
1 Late-night show V.I.P. (Answer: HOST)
🎤 4 letters, starts with H, ends with T
📺 TV anchor
🛋️ Couch interviewer
🎙️ Runs the monologue
💼 Show leader
👋 Welcomes guests
⏰ Night owl role
🎭 Emcee
🧑‍💼 Jimmy Fallon or Stephen Colbert
🗣️ Talker-in-chief
📽️ Guides the program

5 Island that’s home to Waimea Canyon, a.k.a. the Grand Canyon of Hawaii (Answer: KAUAI)
🏝️ 5 letters, starts with K, ends with I
🌋 Hawaiian paradise
🗺️ Garden Isle
🌿 Lush and scenic
🌧️ One of the rainiest places on Earth
🏞️ Home to Nā Pali Coast
🧭 West of Oahu
🛶 Hawaiian vacation spot
📸 Waterfalls galore
🥥 Island retreat
✈️ Fly-in destination

6 Online notice to pay utilities (Answer: EBILL)
💻 5 letters, starts with E, ends with L
📩 Digital invoice
🔌 Utility statement
💡 Paperless charge
📲 Monthly reminder
💸 Click-to-pay
🧾 Electric document
🌐 Internet mail
💰 Due date alert
🧠 Environmentally friendly

7 Action figure inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame (Answer: GIJOE)
🪖 5 letters, starts with G, ends with E
🎖️ Combat toy
🧍‍♂️ Classic soldier
🎲 Childhood icon
⚔️ Mini military man
🇺🇸 “Real American Hero”
🧑‍✈️ Toy with a backstory
📦 Collector’s item
📺 Had his own cartoon
🪆 Poseable plastic figure

8 Suffix with Kazakh and Kyrgyz (Answer: STAN)
🗺️ 4 letters, starts with S, ends with N
🌍 Central Asia clue
📚 Country ender
📌 Geographic tail
🇰🇿 Shared ending
🧭 Land of suffix
📜 Nation-former
🕌 Cultural region indicator
🪧 “-land” equivalent
🏞️ Common regional root

Down
1 Repeated activity (Answer: HABIT)
🔁 5 letters, starts with H, ends with T
🧠 Daily routine
🚬 Often hard to break
📅 Regular behavior
🪥 Morning ritual
🧘‍♀️ Mental groove
💭 Unconscious act
🔒 Built over time
🛑 Tough to stop
📉 Sometimes bad
🆗 Sometimes good

2 Spiritualist’s board (Answer: OUIJA)
🔮 5 letters, starts with O, ends with A
👻 Seeks spirits
👐 Moves mysteriously
📦 Has planchette
👁️‍🗨️ Alphabet layout
🧙‍♀️ Medium’s tool
⚰️ Calls the beyond
💬 Spells out messages
🕯️ Often used at night
🧠 Mind games
😱 Paranormal prop

3 Business with stylists (Answer: SALON)
💇 5 letters, starts with S, ends with N
✂️ Haircare place
💅 Mani-pedi stop
🧴 Shampoo central
💁‍♀️ Blowout zone
👑 Beauty business
💋 Makeover spot
🪮 Comb central
🎨 Color and curl
📅 Appointment-based

4 Material for much signage in the N.Y.C. subway system (Answer: TILE)
🚇 4 letters, starts with T, ends with E
🏙️ Underground decor
🔤 Lettered signs
📐 Durable surface
🏢 Glazed wall pieces
🏷️ Directional aid
🧱 Wall component
🪨 Subway marker
🎨 Often colorful
🏁 Station name medium

5 Big beer barrels (Answer: KEGS)
🍺 4 letters, starts with K, ends with S
🍻 Party staples
🥳 Tap these
🛢️ Draft source
📦 Comes with a spout
🧊 Kept on ice
📈 Volume drink
🍹 Pub storage
🔩 Often pressurized
🎉 Frat favorite