These are the clues and answers for the NYT Mini Crossword dated Friday, July 11, 2025. The year matters: July 11, 2026 fell on a Saturday, not a Friday.
Spoiler warning: The answers appear below.
Across
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1A. Helpful things | AIDS |
| 5A. Pale shade of yellowish-white | CREAM |
| 7A. Spiritual leader whose name translates to “my teacher” | RABBI |
| 8A. With 9-Across, parallel bars? | EQUAL |
| 9A. See 8-Across | SIGN |
Down
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1D. Units of farmland | ACRES |
| 2D. Dweller in the country where the Tigris and Euphrates meet | IRAQI |
| 3D. Fix, as glitchy software | DEBUG |
| 4D. Longtime Alabama football coach Nick | SABAN |
| 6D. $1,000,000, informally | MILLY |
Why 8-Across and 9-Across work together
The clue “With 9-Across, parallel bars?” points to the phrase equal sign: 8-Across is EQUAL and 9-Across is SIGN. The answer spans two entries, so SIGN completes the wordplay rather than standing alone as a separate response to the clue.
About the reported solve time
Forbes Senior Contributor Erik Kain reported solving this Mini in 1:26 and described it as “Not a terribly difficult Mini today, though tricky enough to take me 1:26.” That is his personal solve time and assessment, not an independently reproduced benchmark or a general difficulty rating. The answer list comes from Kain’s date-specific guide; it is a secondary source, not an official NYT archive record.
Playing the Mini and accessing older puzzles
Kain’s article describes the Mini as playable on the web or in the app without a New York Times subscription, and says the app is needed to tackle the archive. Those are the guide’s descriptions; current access and archive rules were not independently confirmed here.
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Source: Erik Kain’s Forbes guide to the Friday, July 11, 2025 NYT Mini.
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