‘Openly Confessed’ NYT Mini Crossword Puzzle Clue Answer and Hints

Openly confessing something can be good or bad, depending on the situation. Since “Openly confesses” is one of today’s tricky NYT Mini Crossword clues, I have to admit that this one is tough to solve. And that’s probably why you’re here: for the answer.

‘Openly Confessed’ NYT Sept 25 Mini Crossword hints and answers

• Tip 1: It starts with an “A.”
• Tip 2: It ends with an “S.”
• Tip 3: It’s one word.
• Tip 4: It rhymes with “allows”.

The answer to the “Openly confess” clue from the September 25 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle is “PROMISES.” Avow is a unique, old-fashioned word that first came to be known in the 13th century and it means to declare something without doubt, openly or shame. So when someone confesses something, he or she confesses or declares openly.

All clues and answers for the NYT (September 25) Mini Crossword Puzzle

About

• 1A Blowing your own trumpet –TO BOAST
• 5A “___Us One-Down,” Netflix series in which the contestants get engaged without ever seeing each other—LOVE
• 6A Who says that?SIMON
• 7A Not only did I suspect—KNEW
• 8A Words exchanged at a wedding – I DO

Down

• 1D See five about—BLIND
• 2D Dear boy—ROMEO
• 3D Openly confesses –CONFESSIONS
• 4D ___Z (Zoomers, under another name)—GENE
• 6D Compete in a biathlon at the Winter Olympics—SKI

Difficulty level clue ‘Openly confessed’

I admit I was a little confused by this clue as there were multiple possible answers. Although I know the word “avow” purely because of the game GrantedI didn’t know what it meant. So I wasn’t entirely sure it was the answer. But my suspicions were confirmed when I solved the entire crossword puzzle. If you were like me and weren’t sure what avows meant or had never heard of the word before, this clue would have been impossible to solve, so I’m giving it a difficulty rating of five out of five.

Fun games to play after solving today’s crossword puzzle

One of the best things about mini-games is that they’re still challenging, despite being so small. If you like mini-crosswords, try the ones from the LA Times or the Washington Post. Or, if you like word searches or spelling challenges, try Strands or the NYT’s Spelling Bee.