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Here are four spoiler-free hints for the Saturday, February 8, 2025, NYT Mini Crossword, followed by all seven Across and seven Down answers. Stop before the spoiler break if you want to solve it yourself.
Spoiler-free hints
- 1 Across: This answer is also a word for a body part.
- 1 Down: The answer contains a very large stringed instrument plucked with both hands.
- 5 Across: It rhymes with a tropical fruit.
- 2 Down: It is also something found under a car’s hood.
Spoilers: Saturday’s Mini answers
The clue wording and answers below are reported in Erik Kain’s February 7, 2025, Forbes puzzle column.
Across
| No. | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beer foam | HEAD |
| 5 | Dance that it takes “two” to do | TANGO |
| 6 | Annoying thing to forget on a trip | CHARGER |
| 8 | Color associated with Barbie | HOTPINK |
| 9 | “For all ___ and purposes …” | INTENTS |
| 10 | Maryland governor Wes | MOORE |
| 11 | Cons’ counterparts | PROS |
Down
| No. | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldest monthly magazine in the U.S., launched in 1850 | HARPERS |
| 2 | Front car of a train | ENGINE |
| 3 | Athlete’s representative | AGENT |
| 4 | Nerds | DORKS |
| 5 | Body image? | TATTOO |
| 6 | Bonobo relative | CHIMP |
| 7 | Pay tribute to | HONOR |
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Kain says he initially thought of TANGO for 5 Across but entered MANGO instead, which held up his solve. He reports that he finished in 2:16 and felt it should have taken 1:30; those are his personal times, not an independently measured result. He also described the puzzle as easy, a personal assessment rather than an official difficulty rating.
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