Need a hint for today’s Mini Crossword on Tuesday, 2nd September? Well you’ve come to the right place. Here, we have a whole roster of subtle hints to guide you through all 10 of today’s NYT Mini Crossword riddles.
And if that’s not enough, we also have the full answers for those particularly stubborn puzzles. The NYT doesn’t have to know! It can be our little secret.
Note: this guide is for the NYT Mini Crossword. If you’re after the Full Crossword, then check out our NYT Crossword answers guide!
NYT Mini Crossword hints: Tuesday September 2nd 2025
Here’s the full list of all hints in today’s NYT Mini Crossword. To reveal our extra clue for any one of them, simply tap or click on the spoiler text below it. And to reveal the answer for each clue separately, just expand the spoiler boxes below!
1a. Product that Wrigley produced before entering the chewing gum industry.
Our hint: Mostly found in bathrooms.
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An essential product for maintaining a healthy lifestyle!
5a. Hemsworth or Pratt.
Our hint: Starts with a C.
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Both Chris Hemsworth and Chris Pratt are very talented actors.
7a. Superior to.
Our hint: High up.
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One who believes they are above someone else thinks they are better than them.
8a. ___ buddies (close pals)
Our hint: Starts with a B.
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A common saying back in the day.
9a. Abominable Snowman.
Our hint: Most commonly sighted around Nepal and Tibet.
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The snowy mountain version of a Bigfoot, more or less.
1d. “Souvenir” from a scrape.
Our hint: Starts with an S.
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Don’t pick them!
2d. “Here we go again…”
Our hint: A two word answer.
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Usually never bodes well.
3d. Suddenly came up, as an issue.
Our hint: “___ by any other name…”
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How one gets out of bed in the morning, perhaps.
4d. Bit of basketball footwork.
Our hint: The word repeated in the iconic Friends scene where Ross was trying to get his couch upstairs.
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To move one point while the other stays in place.
6d. Vehicle that might frustrate highway drivers when it moves into the passing lane.
Our hint: For short.
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Semi trucks take longer to get up to speed, which might upset some drivers in a rush.
NYT Mini Crossword answers: Tuesday September 2nd 2025
Put it all together, and here is the full completed Mini Crossword showing all the answers for today’s puzzle:
And that’s a wrap on another NYT Mini Crossword! This one, while not too troublesome for the most part, did have its fair share of challenges.
I was previously unaware of Wrigley’s advancements in the soap industry and bosom buddies did have me puzzled for a bit, but we got there in the end. If that was just your warm up and you’re ready to start the full NYT Crossword, we can help with our full NYT Crossword guide!
That’s all for today’s puzzle, but if you like to keep your brain active with more of NYT’s puzzles, you can also check out our guides on the Wordle hint and answer for Tuesday 2nd September and our Connections hint for Tuesday 2nd September.