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NYT Mini Crossword August 12, 2025 Answers

Every clue and answer for the New York Times Mini Crossword on August 12, 2025. Tap any clue to see the other dates it has appeared.

Across

1Actor NeesonLIAM

5Ointment amountsDABS

9Bikini halfBRA

12RegardingASTO

13“The Time Machine” peopleELOI

14Black goldOIL

15Practice before a title boutSHADOWBOX

17Tic-tac-toe loserXOO

18“May It Be” singerENYA

19Govt. securityTNOTE

21Messing on TVDEBRA

24ComplaintBEEF

25Nobel Prize subj.ECON

26Looked afterCAREDFOR

30Mystery manMRX

31Like faux fruitWAXEN

32“-- had it!”IVE

33Old hatOUTDATED

35Coffee podKCUP

36Grecian vesselsURNS

37ConsidersDEEMS

38Unspoken “I dunno”SHRUG

40“East of Eden” twinARON

43High-end stadium seating areaLUXURYBOX

48Right angleELL

49Author BagnoldENID

50“Alfred” composerARNE

51Coloring agentDYE

52Demolish, in DoverRASE

53Forget-me- -- (flowers)NOTS

Down

1Part of UNLVLAS

2Somewhat (Suff.)ISH

4Opposite of 33-AcrossMODERN

5Moist in the mornDEWY

6Jessica of “Fantastic Four”ALBA

7Ghostly cryBOO

8“Sweet” ageSIXTEEN

9Ticket boothBOXOFFICE

10Funny personRIOT

11Skin sootherALOE

20Homer’s neighborNED

21Audition CDDEMO

22BeigeECRU

23Reptile with a hard shellBOXTURTLE

24RaisedBRED

27Chopping toolAXE

28EggOVUM

29Agents, for shortREPS

31FinaglerWANGLER

34RandB’s -- HillDRU

35Nairobi nativeKENYAN

37“Le Coq --”DOR

38MoltSHED

39SacredHOLY

40Pivot lineAXIS

44Actress MerkelUNA

45BuddyBRO

46Toronto’s prov.ONT

47Crosses (out)XES

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