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Hints for the July 8 Mini
These hints give one letter for each answer without revealing the full entry. They are arranged by clue number, first Across and then Down.
Across
- 1-Across: Ends in Y.
- 6-Across: Begins with E.
- 7-Across: Ends in E.
- 8-Across: Ends in S.
- 9-Across: Begins with S.
Down
- 1-Down: Ends in S.
- 2-Down: Ends in T.
- 3-Down: Begins with C.
- 4-Down: Ends in S.
- 5-Down: Ends in S.
Clues and answers
Spoilers below: the complete answer key is next.
Across
- 1-Across — “Concern for dentists and nuclear physicists”: DECAY
- 6-Across — “Get married in a hurry”: ELOPE
- 7-Across — “The world’s all-time best-selling book”: BIBLE
- 8-Across — “Doughnut’s shape, mathematically”: TORUS
- 9-Across — “Secret collection”: STASH
Down
- 1-Down — “A Lannister always pays his ___”: DEBTS
- 2-Down — “Poet T.S. ___”: ELIOT
- 3-Down — “Hisser with a hood”: COBRA
- 4-Down — “Best-possible test grade”: APLUS
- 5-Down — “Oof, that makes me cringe!”: YEESH
Why 5-Down has conflicting answers
Parade lists YEESH for 5-Down, and Forbes’ solving narrative also says YEESH, ending with a final S. However, Forbes’ answer list prints YIKES for the same entry. Because those two parts of the Forbes page conflict, YEESH is the better-supported answer here, but the discrepancy is worth flagging rather than treating YIKES as settled.
About this answer guide
This is the dated Tuesday, July 8, 2025 NYT Mini, not the full-size NYT Crossword or another NYT word game. Parade’s guide is dated July 7, 2025, at 10:30 p.m. EDT for the July 8 puzzle; Forbes and Try Hard Guides also published dated guides for this puzzle. No accessible official NYT grid was available to verify the entries directly against the original puzzle.
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Sources: Parade’s clues, hints, and answers; Forbes’ hints, answers, and solving narrative; Try Hard Guides’ dated clue list.
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