These are the reported answers for the NYT Mini Crossword published Thursday, January 23, 2025. The clue-and-answer list comes from Analytics Insight; the available reporting does not establish that the New York Times officially confirmed this key.
Across answers
- 1A: “It’s only a ___” (to a sore loser) — GAME
- 5A: “Here’s a pointer!” — ARROW
- 6A: “ME, in an address” — MAINE
- 7A: “Fencing swords at the Olympics” — EPEES
- 8A: “Fit one inside the other, like measuring cups” — NEST
Down answers
- 1D: “Purple candy flavor” — GRAPE
- 2D: “Zodiac ram” — ARIES
- 3D: “French painter of ‘Water Lilies’” — MONET
- 4D: “Rams’ mates” — EWES
- 5D: “Last word of grace” — AMEN
About this dated Mini puzzle
The date refers to Thursday, January 23, 2025—not a current daily puzzle. Forbes’s January 23, 2025 guide also identifies a Thursday, January 23 answer guide in its January sequence. Its article describes the Mini as a smaller, quicker version of the larger NYT Crossword and says it could be played on the web or app, with the app needed to access the archive at that time. Those are Forbes’s 2025 access details; current archive terms are not established here. Read the Forbes guide.
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