Spoilers ahead: The NYT Mini Crossword for Friday, July 4, 2025, has five Across answers—SAM, SPACE, ZEBRA, APRIL and ADS—and five Down answers—SABRA, ACRID, MEALS, SZA and PEP.
July 4, 2025, NYT Mini answers
Use the clue wording to find the entry you need.
| Direction | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Across 1 | Uncle ___ | SAM |
| Across 4 | It’s full of stars | SPACE |
| Across 6 | It’s full of stripes | ZEBRA |
| Across 7 | Month when the American Revolutionary War began | APRIL |
| Across 8 | 4th of July sales promotions, e.g. | ADS |
| Down 1 | Big brand of hummus | SABRA |
| Down 2 | Foul-smelling | ACRID |
| Down 3 | Breakfast, lunch and dinner | MEALS |
| Down 4 | Singer who performed “All the Stars” at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show | SZA |
| Down 5 | Lively energy | PEP |
How the clues fit together
The Across entries lean into the holiday and American references: SAM, SPACE, ZEBRA, APRIL and ADS. The Down clues range from food and smell to meals and energy; SZA is the music-related answer.
Sources and archive access
Parade and Forbes published matching clue-and-answer lists for this date, and NYT Games Cheats also lists the same set. These are secondary answer guides; an official NYT solution page was not available among the consulted sources. Parade’s July 4, 2025 answers, Forbes’ July 4 answers, and NYT Games Cheats’ answer page provide the matching entries.
Forbes reported in its July 2025 article that access to prior puzzles in the NYT archive required an NYT Games subscription. That report does not establish current subscription terms or pricing.
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