Need a hint for today’s Mini Crossword on Sunday, 14th September? Because we have them! Each and every NYT Mini Crossword riddle for the 14th of September is covered here. And we have options, too!
We don’t want to take all the fun out of the crossword for you. Our goal is to merely assist where needed, so you can work those crossword muscles without the added frustration of a seemingly impossible riddle. Here, we have both subtle hints to assist you in solving the puzzle yourself and full answers for those extra difficult ones that are standing in your way of success.
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: Sunday September 14th 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. Tailgate attendee.
Our hint: Great for hot days.
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Tailgate attendees are diehard fans!
4a. Sin City.
Our hint: What happens there stays there.
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The location featured in “The Hangover”
6a. Seine City.
Our hint: The City of Love.
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How romantic!
7a. Fashion designer Madden.
Our hint: Also the guitarist in the band “Reckless”
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Steve Madden, a rock star turned fashion mogul.
8a. “You get what I’m saying?”
Our hint: What you do with your eyes, generally.
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Seeing is believing!
1d. Major accomplishments.
Our hint: Starts with an F.
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Epic things that a superhero racks up.
2d. Side (with)
Our hint: Starts with an A.
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Sometimes you have to agree to disagree.
3d. Likely to buy an obvious lie.
Our hint: Too innocent.
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Too trusting for their own good.
4d. Elected officials who ride in Air Force Two: Abbr.
Our hint: Sub-leaders.
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Stands for Vice Presidents.
5d. Opposite of NNW.
Our hint: On a compass.
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Stands for south-southeast.
NYT Mini Crossword answers: Sunday September 14th 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 the last NYT Mini Crossword of the week! If that was just a warm-up before taking on the massive feat that is the full Sunday crossword, good luck.
Don’t forget to check out our full NYT Crossword guide if you are planning on tackling that challenge! Completing that is always a very satisfying way to end your week. But, as always, the NYT Mini comes with its own set of challenges, as well. My biggest hurdle was 6a, but once I clocked that Seine was referring to the Seine River, it all fell into place.
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 Sunday 14th September and our Connections hint for Sunday 14th September.
