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Need help with the Sunday, July 13, 2025, NYT Mini? Start with the hints below, then open the answer key when you’re ready for spoilers.
Hints for the July 13 Mini
- Across: The entries include a great ape, a bird associated with a strong Wordle opening guess, a judge’s command, a family nickname, and an expression of delight.
- Down: Look for a display, a longtime Top Chef host, a word completing a familiar saying about perfection, a web-address ending, and a historical time span.
Full answer key
Spoilers below. This key is for Sunday, July 13, 2025—not a neighboring day’s puzzle.
Across
| Entry | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | Gibbon or gorilla | APE |
| 4A | Bird whose name is an excellent starting guess in Wordle, according to WordleBot | CRANE |
| 6A | Cry from a judge | ORDER |
| 7A | Family nickname that would make a terrible starting guess in Wordle | MAMMA |
| 8A | “Hooray!” | YAY |
Down
| Entry | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | Widespread display | ARRAY |
| 2D | Lakshmi who was a longtime host of Top Chef | PADMA |
| 3D | “Don’t let perfect be the ___ of good” | ENEMY |
| 4D | URL ending | COM |
| 5D | Historical period | ERA |
About this answer key
Parade’s dated guide was published July 12, 2025, at 10:25 p.m. EDT, ahead of the puzzle date. Its clue-and-answer set is corroborated by a separate July 13 answer guide. The sources are secondary answer pages; this key does not claim independent verification against the original NYT grid.
Source: Parade’s NYT Mini Crossword answers and hints for Sunday, July 13, 2025.
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