Here are the complete answers to Sunday’s NYT Mini Crossword for October 5, 2025. If you want to tackle the grid before peeking, you can play the Mini on the New York Times Games site at nytimes.com/crosswords/game/mini.

NYT Mini across answers (Oct 5, 2025)

Clue Answer
Vague assortment of things STUFF
Prison-related PENAL
Country that's home to the majority of the world's wild tigers INDIA
Basketball offenses FOULS
Recently picked from the garden, say FRESH

NYT Mini down answers (Oct 5, 2025)

Clue Answer
Improve in appearance, with "up" SPIFF
Second-lowest voice in many choirs TENOR
Excessive UNDUE
Gets an F FAILS
Necessity for photographing in the dark FLASH

Quick solve note

If 1-Across felt nebulous, filling the downs first reveals STUFF quickly. The rest of the grid plays as direct definitions, so working linearly across then down should get you to a clean finish.

Check back tomorrow for the next Mini.