The Tuesday, June 24 NYT Mini Crossword answers are below. The year is 2025: June 24, 2026 was a Wednesday and had a different puzzle. Hints come first; scroll to the spoiler section for the complete solutions.
Hints for the June 24, 2025 Mini
Try these clues before looking at the filled-in grid. The clue wording can vary slightly between answer guides.
Across
- Traditional meat for shawarma
- Brainstorm outputs
- Cunningly sidestep, as a difficult question
- A telemarketer’s scripted sales copy or marketing pitch
- 12-ounce size at Starbucks
Down
- Pot heads?
- Sponsor an animal or landmark; bring home from a shelter, maybe
- Newspapers, television and news websites; ___ darling
- 6-0 in tennis; breakfast item with cream cheese
- Offload an asset for money; what bears do in a bear market
Spoilers: complete answers
The Across and Down solutions agree across the published guides from Forbes, AOL’s Parade guide and Moneycontrol.
Across
- 1A — LAMB
- 5A — IDEAS
- 7A — DODGE
- 8A — SPIEL
- 9A — TALL
Down
- 1D — LIDS
- 2D — ADOPT
- 3D — MEDIA
- 4D — BAGEL
- 6D — SELL
Why the year matters
The date without a year is ambiguous in an archive lookup. Forbes identifies this as Tuesday’s June 24, 2025 Mini, and the Parade guide republished by AOL and Moneycontrol also label their answer sets June 24, 2025. The June 24, 2026 guide from Parade calls that date Wednesday and gives different answers.
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Where to play or revisit the puzzle
Forbes says The Mini can be played on the New York Times website or in the NYT Games app, and that accessing earlier puzzles in the archive requires an NYT Games subscription. That is secondary-source access information; current subscription and archive terms may differ.
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