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These are the answers to the NYT Mini Crossword for Saturday, January 11, 2025. Spoilers below; this is an archived puzzle, not the live puzzle for today.
Across answers
- Streak of lightning — BOLT
- Flowers with “tiger” and “trumpet” varieties — LILIES
- Surface to stretch on — YOGAMAT
- Condition treated with exposure and response prevention therapy, for short — OCD
- “Rocks,” to a bartender — ICE
- “Wait, seriously?!” — WHATTHE
- Actress with a record number of Oscar nominations (21) — STREEP
- Assists — AIDS
Down answers
- Information sets used in machine learning and predictive analytics, collectively — BIGDATA
- Portuguese greeting — OLA
- Not infinite — LIMITED
- Shows the ropes to — TEACHES
- Scottish bodies of water — LOCHS
- Like some prices and roller coaster drops — STEEP
- “That really hurts!” — YOW
- Prefix with -ceratops — TRI
Playing the January 11 puzzle
The NYT Mini can be played on the New York Times website or in the NYT Games app. Forbes reports that accessing previous puzzles in the archives requires an NYT Games subscription; check the service for current access terms. Forbes’ January 10, 2025 answer guide provides the clue-and-answer list and access details.
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