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Hint for the July 18 Mini
Look for a four-letter word that can precede some of the short across entries and also appears as a prefix meaning one-half. That central answer is HALF.
Across answers
Spoilers below: these are the clue-and-answer pairs for the dated puzzle.
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 Across: “Appropriate word that can precede 7-/8-Across and 3-/10-Down” | HALF |
| 5 Across: “Remy’s brother in Ratatouille” | EMILE |
| 7 Across: “Missouri’s postal abbreviation” | MO |
| 8 Across: “Light switch position” | ON |
| 9 Across: “Done for laughs” | IN FUN |
| 11 Across: “Richard of Pretty Woman” | GERE |
Down answers
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 Down: “Prefix that means 1-Across” | HEMI |
| 2 Down: “In the midst of” | AMONG |
| 3 Down: “Super Bowl that featured a 28-3 comeback win by the Patriots” | LI |
| 4 Down: “Baker’s powder” | FLOUR |
| 6 Down: “Dated feminine suffix” | ENNE |
| 10 Down: “Iron, on the periodic table” | FE |
How the wordplay connects
HALF works directly with MO and ON to make “half-mo” and “half-on,” while HEMI is a prefix meaning half. The clue for 1 Across points to the related entries elsewhere in the grid, making HALF the most useful foothold if you are checking how the short answers fit together.
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Which puzzle this answer key covers
This is the NYT Mini Crossword for Friday, July 18, 2025—not the full-size daily crossword or another New York Times word game. The clue-and-answer pairs are reported by Forbes’ dated answer guide; Try Hard Guides’ July 18 page corroborates the date and clue set.
Forbes described the Mini as a compact crossword, generally using a five-by-five grid with three to five clues in each direction, though larger puzzles sometimes appear. The July 18 guide listed six clues in each direction. Forbes said at the time that the current Mini was free on the NYT website or NYT Games app and that archived puzzles required an NYT Games subscription; that July 2025 description does not establish today’s archive access terms.
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