Looking forthe most recentMini Crossword answer?Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.Today'sNYT Mini Crosswordhas a little Easter egg at the end. Solve it, and a little red car shows up and starts driving around the puzzle where two partial words form "TUNNEL." It's kinda cute, kinda bizarre--see what you think. Need some help with today's Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times' games collection. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visitCNET's NYT puzzle hints page.Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini CrosswordLet's get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers. The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Feb. 23, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers1A clue: Sing like "Boopity-bop-dee-doo-dee-doo-bee"Answer: SCAT5A clue: Hawk's clawAnswer: TALON7A clue: The "U" in U.K.Answer: UNITED9A clue: "Hey, that's cheating!"Answer: NOFAIR10A clue: Rapper with the songs "Hot in Herre" and "Air Force Ones"Answer: NELLYMini down clues and answers1D clue: Surprise greatlyAnswer: STUN2D clue: Officially accepted storylinesAnswer: CANON3D clue: "Get ___!" ("Stop being so boring!")Answer: ALIFE4D clue: Sum amountAnswer: TOTAL6D clue: Astronaut ArmstrongAnswer: NEIL8D clue: Free of moistureAnswer: DRYHow to play more Mini CrosswordsThe New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day's Mini Crossword for free, but you'll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.