NYT Mini Crossword Answers May 27, 2025

Across
1 “___ the whole world gone mad?” (Answer: HAS)
🗣️ 3 letters, starts with H, ends with S
❓ Begins rhetorical question
💭 Present perfect helper
📢 “What ___ happened?”
🧠 Used in pondering
📚 Grammar glue
🧾 Conjugation of “have”
🕵️ “Who ___ done this?”
🎭 Monologue starter
🔍 A question verb
📈 Indicates change

4 Cause of increased “Aww”s and decreased “Zzz”s (Answer: BABY)
👶 4 letters, starts with B, ends with Y
🍼 Bundle of joy
🧷 Diaper wearer
😴 Sleep interrupter
💖 Source of “awws”
🎀 Cute and crying
📣 High-pitched crier
💤 Sleep thief
👣 Tiny footsteps
📅 Life changer
👩‍🍼 New arrival

5 Romantic dozen (Answer: ROSES)
🌹 5 letters, starts with R, ends with S
💘 Valentine’s bouquet
💐 Dozen stems
🌺 Love’s blossom
🎁 Floral gift
❤️ Scented symbol
🎯 Classic gesture
💌 Petal present
🌼 Anniversary treat
🌸 Wedding decor
🎬 Rom-com staple

6 Still competing (Answer: INIT)
🏁 4 letters, starts with I, ends with T
⚔️ Not out
🎮 Still in the game
🏟️ Active in match
📣 Slangy survival
🎲 Player not folded
🏆 Hasn’t lost yet
🚀 Participating
🎤 “I’m ___!”
📱 Text speak for “in it”
🔥 Still going strong

7 Flower ___ (as described by 1-, 4-, 5- and 6-Across, read in order?) (Answer: BED)
🌷 3 letters, starts with B, ends with D
🌼 Garden patch
🌹 Floral arrangement
🪻 Ground of petals
🌸 What blooms rest on
🛏️ Garden wordplay
🏡 Landscape feature
🧺 Where flowers lie
🌿 Colorful cluster site
🍃 Yard display
🪴 Outdoor decor base

Down
1 Certain religious Jew (Answer: HASID)
🕍 5 letters, starts with H, ends with D
🧔 Orthodox sect
📿 Devout follower
🇮🇱 Traditional community
🕯️ Wears sidelocks
📖 Studious believer
🙏 Follower of Rebbe
👒 Wears black hats
🎩 Eastern European roots
🛐 Deeply observant
📚 Talmudic traditions

2 Help with a crime (Answer: ABET)
🕵️ 4 letters, starts with A, ends with T
🔫 Aid unlawfully
🧯 Criminal accomplice
🚨 Help a crook
⚖️ Legal charge
👀 Stand lookout
🧤 Assist in heist
🪤 Trap helper
🚔 Getaway driver maybe
🧭 Misguide actively
📘 Word from court

3 The “S” of iOS: Abbr. (Answer: SYS)
🧠 3 letters, starts with S, ends with S
💻 Tech abbreviation
📱 Software base
🧾 Operating platform
🔧 Behind-the-scenes
🖥️ ___ admin
📡 System shorthand
🔐 Device framework
🧮 Not an app
🪛 Controls functions
🗂️ Core layer

4 Skeleton piece (Answer: BONE)
🦴 4 letters, starts with B, ends with E
🧍‍♂️ Structural support
💀 Body frame part
🏃 Needed to walk
⚙️ Joint connector
📏 Calcium chunk
⚰️ Remains
👶 206 total
🐕 Dogs love these
🧪 X-ray subject
🎯 Target in anatomy

5 4-Down in the chest (Answer: RIB)
🍖 3 letters, starts with R, ends with B
🫁 Thoracic bone
🦴 Cage builder
💨 Protects lungs
🍽️ Also a BBQ dish
🎯 Aim spot for punches
💀 Pair of 12
👕 Hidden under shirt
💪 Core part
🧍‍♀️ Torso element
🔍 Seen in x-rays