{"id":13683,"date":"2026-05-23T05:32:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T05:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=13683"},"modified":"2026-05-23T05:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T05:32:29","slug":"saturday-may-23-crossword-hints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=13683","title":{"rendered":"Saturday, May 23 Crossword Hints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-0\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:56.40%;position:relative\" class=\"image-embed__placeholder\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" sizes=\"50vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imageio.forbes.com\/specials-images\/imageserve\/69f6acd10084fb39b46f00b0\/Answers-for-today-s-NYT-Mini-Crossword-are-just-ahead-\/0x0.jpg?width=960&amp;dpr=1 1x, https:\/\/imageio.forbes.com\/specials-images\/imageserve\/69f6acd10084fb39b46f00b0\/Answers-for-today-s-NYT-Mini-Crossword-are-just-ahead-\/0x0.jpg?width=960&amp;dpr=1.5 1.5x, https:\/\/imageio.forbes.com\/specials-images\/imageserve\/69f6acd10084fb39b46f00b0\/Answers-for-today-s-NYT-Mini-Crossword-are-just-ahead-\/0x0.jpg?width=960&amp;dpr=2 2x\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"bMqrj\">\n<p><span style=\"-webkit-line-clamp:2\" class=\"Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM\">Answers for today&#8217;s NYT Mini Crossword are just ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><small class=\"pGGCM2aD\">The New York Times<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Wondering where Bills often pass? Not sure what a submarine navigation aid is? Don\u2019t worry, because I\u2019m here to help you with hints and the answers for today&#8217;s <em>NYT Mini <\/em>crossword.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>NYT<\/em> <em>Mini <\/em>is a quick version of the newspaper\u2019s larger, long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five <em>Mini <\/em>grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays. <\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/crosswords\/game\/mini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/crosswords\/game\/mini\" aria-label=\"New York Times\"><em data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/crosswords\/game\/mini\"><u data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/crosswords\/game\/mini\">New York Times<\/u><\/em><\/a> has made the <em>Mini <\/em>available only to subscribers. You\u2019ll also need an <em>NYT <\/em>Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the first letter for each answer, and the official <em>NYT Mini<\/em> Crossword clues and answers for Saturday, May 23:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<section id=\"nyt-mini-crossword-hints\">\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed\">NYT Mini Crossword Hints<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"subhead3-embed\">NYT Mini Across Hints<\/h3>\n<p>1 Across: Toy brand that sells a nearly five-foot-tall Eiffel Tower, consisting of 10,001 pieces \u2013 <strong>L<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5 Across: Submarine navigation aid \u2013 <strong>S<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6 Across: Boy in <em>The Jungle Book <\/em>\u2013 <strong>M<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7 Across: Where Bills often pass? \u2013 <strong>B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8 Across: Shape of a stop sign \u2013 <strong>O<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9 Across: &#8220;Well, ___ you have it!&#8221; \u2013 <strong>T<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10 Across: Sharpened, as one\u2019s skills \u2013 <strong>H<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"subhead3-embed\">NYT Mini Down Hints<\/h3>\n<p>1 Down: Discounted payment for a plane ticket \u2013 <strong>L<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2 Down: Soon to be married \u2013 <strong>E<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3 Down: Pico de ___ \u2013 <strong>G<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4 Down: Hunter with a belt made of stars \u2013 <strong>O<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5 Down: Get mushy at room temperature, as butter \u2013 <strong>S<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6 Down: A lot, in Spanish \u2013 <strong>M<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7 Down: This one and that one \u2013 <strong>B<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"nyt-mini-crossword-clues-answers\">\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed\">NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"subhead3-embed\">NYT Mini Across Answers<\/h3>\n<p>1 Across: Toy brand that sells a nearly five-foot-tall Eiffel Tower, consisting of 10,001 pieces \u2013 <strong>LEGO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5 Across: Submarine navigation aid \u2013 <strong>SONAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6 Across: Boy in <em>The Jungle Book <\/em>\u2013 <strong>MOWGLI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7 Across: Where Bills often pass? \u2013 <strong>BUFFALO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8 Across: Shape of a stop sign \u2013 <strong>OCTAGON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9 Across: &#8220;Well, ___ you have it!&#8221; \u2013 <strong>THERE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10 Across: Sharpened, as one\u2019s skills \u2013 <strong>HONED<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"nyt-mini-down-answers\">\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed\">NYT Mini Down Answers<\/h2>\n<p>1 Down: Discounted payment for a plane ticket \u2013 <strong>LOW FARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2 Down: Soon to be married \u2013 <strong>ENGAGED<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3 Down: Pico de ___ \u2013 <strong>GALLO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4 Down: Hunter with a belt made of stars \u2013 <strong>ORION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5 Down: Get mushy at room temperature, as butter \u2013 <strong>SOFTEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6 Down: A lot, in Spanish \u2013 <strong>MUCHO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7 Down: This one and that one \u2013 <strong>BOTH<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-1\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"bMqrj\">\n<p><span style=\"-webkit-line-clamp:2\" class=\"Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM\">Completed New York Times Mini crossword for Saturday, May 23<\/span><\/p>\n<p><small class=\"pGGCM2aD\">Screenshot by Kris Holt<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It took me <strong>0:37 <\/strong>to complete today\u2019s <em>NYT Mini<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>See you tomorrow for more <em>NYT Mini<\/em> fun!<\/p>\n<p><em>Make sure to <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"color-link\" href=\"http:\/\/forbes.com\/sites\/krisholt\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:http:\/\/forbes.com\/sites\/krisholt\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"follow my blog\"><em data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:http:\/\/forbes.com\/sites\/krisholt\"><u data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:http:\/\/forbes.com\/sites\/krisholt\">follow my blog<\/u><\/em><\/a> <em>for more coverage of the <\/em>NYT Mini <em>and other word games, as well as video game news, insights and analysis. 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The New York Times Wondering where Bills often pass? Not sure what a submarine navigation aid is? Don\u2019t worry, because I\u2019m here to help you with hints and the answers for today&#8217;s NYT Mini crossword. The NYT Mini is a quick version of the newspaper\u2019s larger,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brand-spotlights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}