The clue we have for you today is blind followers and it is from the August 19, 2025, edition of the NYT Mini Crossword Puzzle. We need to solve the puzzle with a five-letter word that fills the down section of the puzzle.
An animal is used to described blind followers
The animal we are looking for and the answer to this clue is SHEEP. A blind follower is someone who follows a person religiously. It doesn’t matter if the person they follow has done bad things; the sheep will always support and follow their idol. It could also be similar to how people follow celebrities or people of notoriety due to whatever reason they have.
The sheep is used to describe a blind follower because a sheep just follows. You probably know that sheep follow their shepherd without complaints. That’s why some people also use sheepdogs to herd in the sheep, which are easy to be guided into their pen or wherever.
