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Hints for the January 30, 2025 Mini
These starting- and ending-letter hints can help you narrow the entries without giving away every answer. They come from Parade’s January 30, 2025 coverage.
Across
- 1A, “Soft rock”: Starts with T.
- 5A, “First-string squad”: Ends with M.
- 7A, “Soft rock?”: Starts with M.
- 8A, “Tissue layers, e.g.”: Ends with S.
- 9A, “Fiona Apple and Tracy Chapman, vocally”: Starts with A.
Down
- 1D, “Florida’s so-called ‘Cigar City’”: Ends with A.
- 2D, “To any degree”: Starts with A.
- 3D, “Not sketchy, colloquially”: Ends with T.
- 4D, “Brief role in a movie”: Starts with C.
- 6D, “Midnight ____ (Christmas service)”: Ends with S.
Answers for January 30, 2025
Spoilers below. The dated answer lists from Parade, Mashable as republished by Yahoo, and CNET as syndicated by Yahoo agree on all ten solutions. The two clues phrased “Soft rock” have different answers: 1A is TALC, while 7A is MAGMA.
Across answers
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1A, “Soft rock” | TALC |
| 5A, “First-string squad” | ATEAM (also written A-TEAM) |
| 7A, “Soft rock?” | MAGMA |
| 8A, “Tissue layers, e.g.” | PLIES |
| 9A, “Fiona Apple and Tracy Chapman, vocally” | ALTOS |
Down answers
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1D, “Florida’s so-called ‘Cigar City’” | TAMPA |
| 2D, “To any degree” | AT ALL (entered as ATALL) |
| 3D, “Not sketchy, colloquially” | LEGIT |
| 4D, “Brief role in a movie” | CAMEO |
| 6D, “Midnight ____ (Christmas service)” | MASS |
Sources and archive note
The answer lists are secondary coverage: Parade, Mashable via Yahoo, and CNET via Yahoo. An official archived NYT grid was not available among the retrieved sources, so the answers here are attributed to those published lists.
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