‘Oppressively humid’ NYT Mini Crossword clue answer and hints

Have you ever stayed in a coastal area? The humidity can be brutal sometimes, and it’s only made worse by sitting and attempting to beat today’s NYT Mini Crossword without a little hint or two!

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword clue “Oppressively humid” tests your vocabulary to find the word to denote an excessive level of humidity. If you’re struggling to guess the answer, here’s today’s hint and answer for the NYT Mini Crossword on Aug. 25.

‘Oppressively humid’ NYT Aug. 25 Mini Crossword hints and answer

• Hint 1: The solution is a word that rhymes with “buggy” and “ruggy.”
• Hint 2: The five-letter answer is a common word in summer weather forecasts, especially in places with a lot of moisture in the air.
• Hint 3: It starts with the letter “M.”
• Hint 4: People aren’t usually a big fan of this weather.

Yep, it’s definitely getting hot in here. Let’s reveal the answer. 

Did you already see it coming? The answer to two down in the Aug. 25 New York Times Mini Crossword is “MUGGY.” According to Merriam-Webster, muggy is an adjective used to denote “being warm, damp, and close.” It is a common word to use during summers when you get sweat on you even without doing any physical activity as there is so much water content in the air. 

‘Oppressively humid’ NYT Mini Crossword difficulty rating

Even though I stay near a coastal area, I’ve just simply used the word humidity to denote the weather here so non-Europeans or Americans might have a hard time guessing the answer as it’s not a common word to use in other parts of the world. I’d give it a three out of five for difficulty.

NYT Mini Crossword (Aug. 25) answers

Across

• 1A Public transit option — BUS
• 4A ___ Boss (fashion brand) — HUGO
• 5A Oppressively humid — MUGGY
• 6A Scrambled, they might look like this: SGEG — EGGS
• 7A Casual greeting — HELLO

Down

• 1D Like some software and swamps — BUGGY
• 2D Fleece-lined boots — UGGS
• 3D Basis of tofu and tempeh — SOY
• 4D Massive — HUGE
• 5D “I’m not impressed” — MEH

How to play other word games like the NYT Mini Crossword

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