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Here are the clues and reported answers for the NYT Mini Crossword dated Thursday, July 24, 2025. The date-specific answer guide was published July 23, 2025; answers below are attributed to that guide, not to an independently verified NYT archive entry.
Thursday, July 24 Mini Crossword answers
Reveal only the entries you need. The guide lists five Across clues and five Down clues.
Across
- 1-Across — “Overhead tennis shot”: SMASH
- 6-Across — “Dish over which Lady and Tramp share a kiss”: PASTA
- 7-Across — “How some solve print crosswords”: IN PEN
- 8-Across — “Work with dough”: KNEAD
- 9-Across — “The Bronx Bombers, informally”: YANKS
Down
- 1-Down — “Like hair in a mohawk, often”: SPIKY
- 2-Down — “Miraculous ‘bread from heaven’ in the Book of Exodus”: MANNA
- 3-Down — “Colorado ski town”: ASPEN
- 4-Down — “Entrée that comes with its own knife”: STEAK
- 5-Down — “They have five digits each, typically”: HANDS
Clue wording and answer key are from Christine Mielke’s July 24, 2025 date-specific guide, published July 23, 2025.
How to play or find the archived puzzle
The New York Times describes the Mini as a smaller version of its crossword: fill the white squares with letters that make words or phrases crossing one another, using the Across and Down clues. According to the NYT Help Center, subscribers can play in the Games app, at nytimes.com/crosswords, or in the News app. Past Minis are available to subscribers in the archive on the web or in the Games app. In-game help includes options to check or reveal a square, an answer, or the whole puzzle.
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