‘NYT Mini’ Clues And Answers For Friday, July 25
Mini Crossword
Looking for the answers to Thursday’s NYT Mini? Check them out here:
We are just one day away from the weekend, and today should offer you a bit of a breezy Mini to get through in order to start your Thursday. But first…
The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.
Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.
The NYT Mini is a fun daily distraction that usually takes no time at all. I try to beat the standard weekday grid in less than a minute. But sometimes I can’t quite figure out one or two clues and need to reveal the answer.
To help you avoid doing that, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers (spoilers lie ahead, of course):
NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
ACROSS
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1) What a palm tree emoji on Slack might indicate, informally – VACAY
6) Skirt – EVADE
7) iPhone app for jotting – NOTES
8) C.E.O., C.F.O. or C.T.O. – TITLE
9) Requirements for pink or purple hair – DYES
DOWN
1) Let off a little steam – VENT
2) Skirt – AVOID
3) Like a remark that might elicit a “me-ow” – CATTY
4) “Skyfall” singer – ADELE
5) Positive R.S.V.P.s – YESES
Mini
A few tricky, overly clever clues today like “a remark that elicits a ‘me-ow’ being “catty.” Like come on, how were you going to naturally guess that? I also got the CEO, CFO and CTO one wrong at first as I could have sworn that was going to be “execs,” and I was surprised to learn that was not the case. The two words for skirt that had nothing to do with clothes were pretty clever. And I don’t use Slack or emojis, but I could figure out vacay regardless.
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