NYT Mini Crossword Answers May 3, 2025

Across
1 Greiner of “Shark Tank” (Answer: LORI)
👩 4 letters, starts with L, ends with I
📺 Known for QVC appearances
💼 Investor on TV
🧴 Behind Scrub Daddy deal
📊 Business mogul
📣 “Queen of QVC”
🚀 Product launcher
💰 Shark Tank panelist
🛍️ Famous for retail
🔊 Often pitches innovation

5 Not making a sound (Answer: SILENT)
🔇 6 letters, starts with S, ends with T
😶 No noise
🎬 Film genre in early cinema
🤫 Whisper-level
📵 Library rule
🕯️ Often used in vigils
🕵️ Needed for stealth
📚 Reading environment
🗓️ “___ Night” before Christmas
👻 Ghost-like stillness

7 Super-stoked (Answer: PSYCHED)
🎉 8 letters, starts with P, ends with D
😃 Extremely excited
🙌 Ampted up
🧠 Mental prep
🗣️ “Totally ___ for this!”
🏈 Before a big game
📢 Bursting with energy
🎸 Rock concert mood
🔥 Hyped to max
🎮 Gamer’s mindset

9 Convenience hidden in “get that money” (Answer: ATM)
🏧 3 letters, starts with A, ends with M
💵 Dispenses cash
🏦 Found near banks
🔢 Uses PINs
🚶 Walk-up banking
📟 Machine for withdrawal
🕒 24/7 access
💳 Insert card here
📈 Financial aid
📫 Could charge a fee

10 Indivisible (Answer: ONE)
1️⃣ 3 letters, starts with O, ends with E
🇺🇸 In the Pledge
👥 Not split
🧩 Part of unity
🧍 Singular
🔢 After zero
🕊️ Symbol of peace
🧠 Shared thought
💡 One idea
🌍 Together as ___

11 Eighth planet from the sun (Answer: NEP)
🪐 3 letters, starts with N, ends with P
🔵 Blue gas giant (abbr.)
❄️ Very cold
🌬️ Windy planet
🛰️ Voyager flew by
🔭 Discovered in 1846
☄️ Has rings too
📘 Named after sea god
🧭 Far from Earth
💫 After Uranus

13 Sipped on slowly, say (Answer: NURSED)
🥤 6 letters, starts with N, ends with D
🕰️ Lasts a long time
🍷 Savoring a drink
☕ Coffee style
💤 At a party
💧 Small sips
📉 Not gulped
🍺 May indicate restraint
😌 Paced consumption
📆 Drawn out

14 Mystic with a vision (Answer: SEER)
🔮 4 letters, starts with S, ends with R
👁️ Future knower
🧙 Often in robes
🌌 Fortune teller
🕯️ Sees visions
📖 Might use runes
☁️ Cloudy insights
🐐 Ancient role
🧠 Intuitive person
🎴 Tarot user

Down
1 Appropriate anagram of 5-Across (Answer: LISTEN)
👂 6 letters, starts with L, ends with N
🔇 Rearranged “SILENT”
🧠 Active hearing
📻 Radio behavior
🗣️ “___ to me!”
👀 Pay attention
🧘 Mindful practice
🧩 Non-verbal response
🛑 Stop and ___
🎧 Use headphones

2 Mount where Zeus and Hera reigned (Answer: OLYMPUS)
🏔️ 7 letters, starts with O, ends with S
⚡ Greek mythology
👑 Home of gods
🏛️ Divine residence
📚 Legendary location
🎭 Myths and legends
🔱 Poseidon visited
🦅 Where eagles fly
🏹 Artemis’s base
🧿 Sacred mountain

3 ___ league (amateur sports organization) (Answer: REC)
⚽ 3 letters, starts with R, ends with C
🏀 Short for “recreational”
🎾 Non-professional
🎽 Adult hobby league
🏉 Local teams
⛳ Not varsity
🏓 Just for fun
🥍 All skill levels
🛹 Informal matches

4 Using staff, rather than outside contractors (Answer: INH)
🏢 3 letters, starts with I, ends with H
💼 Short for “in-house”
👨‍💻 Internal resources
🏠 Not outsourced
📁 Company-run
📊 Private department
🧑‍🔧 On payroll
🔐 Secure process
🎯 Direct control
📝 Done internally

5 Extend across (Answer: SPAN)
🌉 4 letters, starts with S, ends with N
🕰️ A length of time
🛤️ Bridge coverage
🔗 From A to Z
🌍 Global reach
📏 Width measure
🕸️ Web’s extent
📐 Total distance
🔭 Covers a range
🧠 Attention ___

6 $10 bill, informally (Answer: TENNER)
💵 6 letters, starts with T, ends with R
💰 Slang for cash
🇬🇧 British term too
🧾 Can be crumpled
💳 Less than a twenty
👛 Pocket money
🛍️ Small purchases
🧠 Andrew Jackson
🏷️ Single note
🎁 Gift card base

8 Homeowner’s document (Answer: DEED)
📜 4 letters, starts with D, ends with D
🏠 Proof of ownership
🖋️ Signed and notarized
📇 Legal paper
📦 Comes with title
🧾 Real estate doc
🔏 Contractual item
📁 Filed with county
📍 Includes location
📬 Mail delivery form

12 III, in Italy (Answer: TRE)
🇮🇹 3 letters, starts with T, ends with E
🔢 Number three
🍕 Italian counting
🎼 Musical tempo
🏟️ Serie A context
📚 Language lesson
🖊️ In Roman numerals
🇪🇺 European use
🧳 Seen in travel
🎬 Italian script