Answers to the mini-crossword NYT for August 14

• Answers to the mini-crossword NYT for August 14, 2025.
• The difficulty level ranges from easy to medium.
• The mini-crossword is available free of charge on the NYT website.

Mini-Crossword

If you missed the mini-crossword for the afternoon, you can find the answers here:

The NYT mini-crossword is a quick version of the traditional crossword. Each day features from three to five clues in each direction on five squares, but the mini-crosswords can be larger, especially on Saturday.

The mini-crossword is available free of charge for play on the New York Times website or in the NYT Games app. However, you need a subscription to NYT Games to access previous crosswords.

The mini-crossword is a delightful diversion that usually takes up no more than a few minutes. I strive to solve it in less than a minute, but sometimes I need to reveal the answer.

To help you out, here are the answers to today's mini-crossword (warning, spoilers):

Clues and answers for the NYT mini-crossword

ACROSS

1) Birds with tables "It's more chicken" - CRANE 5) Suffix to Beatle or Wrestle - MANIA 6) "See you!" - ADIOS 7) Duplicate poster? - ROLL 8) Maternal potential (to) - SHELTER

DOWN

1) Basic group - CADRE 2) Vegetable, paired with celery and mayo for "miracle" - CELERY 3) Trim, like a sword - WIELD 4) "Better to be telephoned ___" (spinoff of "Pagan") - SAUL 5) Demon from "Oppenheimer" - METT

Today's clues were quite simple, although not everyone may remember "Better to be telephoned SAUL" or METT's Demon in "Oppenheimer". I was trying to figure out which vegetable could start with "O" ("onion?") and felt a bit dumb. There were a few tricky clues. What stumped you?