Need the NYT Mini answers for Tuesday, July 29, 2025? The Across solutions are COLE, SHRED, NUDGE, ATE IN and PERT; the Down solutions are CHUTE, ORDER, LEGIT, EDEN and SNAP. Use the letter hints below if you want to solve before checking the full key.
Hints for the July 29, 2025 NYT Mini
The clue wording and answer key below are from Parade’s guide to the Tuesday, July 29 puzzle, published July 28, 2025.
Across
- 1A: “____ Escola, Tony-winning portrayer of Mary Todd Lincoln in ‘Oh, Mary!’” Hint: ends with E.
- 5A: “Tear to pieces as documents or cheese.” Hint: ends with D.
- 6A: “Gentle prod.” Hint: starts with N.
- 7A: “Enjoyed a home-cooked meal.” Hint: starts with A.
- 8A: “Sassy.” Hint: ends with T.
Down
- 1D: “Ladder’s counterpart.” Hint: starts with C.
- 2D: “Something taken by a server.” Hint: ends with R.
- 3D: “The real deal.” Hint: ends with T.
- 4D: “The garden in ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights.’” Hint: starts with E.
- 5D: “‘____ out of it!’ (‘Wake up!’)” Hint: starts with S.
Full answer key
| Direction | Clue number | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Across | 1A | COLE |
| Across | 5A | SHRED |
| Across | 6A | NUDGE |
| Across | 7A | ATE IN |
| Across | 8A | PERT |
| Down | 1D | CHUTE |
| Down | 2D | ORDER |
| Down | 3D | LEGIT |
| Down | 4D | EDEN |
| Down | 5D | SNAP |
How to play or revisit the Mini
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 between Across and Down clues. According to the NYT Help Center, subscribers can play in the NYT Games app, on the web at nytimes.com/crosswords, or in the News app, and can access past Minis in the web or Games app archive. The puzzle’s help control can check or reveal a square, an answer, or the whole puzzle.
The Help Center says weekday and Saturday Minis become available at 10 p.m. EST on the previous day; Sunday puzzles become available at 6 p.m. EST on Saturday. Its general description says each daily Mini is available the evening before its publication date.
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