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The answers below are for the NYT Mini Crossword published Wednesday, July 23, 2025. The year matters: July 23, 2026, fell on a Thursday and refers to a different puzzle.
Spoilers: July 23, 2025 answers
Here is the complete answer key, with each clue alongside its entry. The Across and Down answers are reported by Forbes and Moneycontrol.
Across
- 1-Across — With 5-Down, mystery meet? BLIND
- 6-Across — ___ Puffs (cereal) COCOA
- 7-Across — Bike without pedaling, say COAST
- 8-Across — Spending binge SPREE
- 9-Across — Hoped-for answer when on bended knee YES
Down
- 1-Down — Secretly includes, as on an email BCCS
- 2-Down — In a silly mood LOOPY
- 3-Down — Empathetic words I CARE
- 4-Down — Spots for septum piercings NOSES
- 5-Down — See 1-Across DATE
The linked 1-Across and 5-Down clue
The “mystery meet?” clue is split across the grid: 1-Across is BLIND and its paired 5-Down entry is DATE, forming “blind date.”
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