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This page covers the NYT Mini Crossword for Wednesday, February 5, 2025. The full answer list is below, so stop here if you want to solve the puzzle yourself.
Spoiler warning: the complete clues and answers follow.
Across answers
| No. | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Facebook’s parent company | META |
| 5 | Full-length skirts … and a morning hour read backward | MAXIS |
| 6 | Written with pen | IN INK (entered in the grid as ININK) |
| 7 | N.B.A. team that nearly renamed itself the Swamp Dragons in the 1990s | NETS |
| 8 | “___ a Wonderful Life” | ITS |
Down answers
| No. | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | French modernist painter … and a morning hour read backward | MANET |
| 2 | What lighted signs mark in theaters | EXITS |
| 3 | Altoids containers | TINS |
| 4 | Pose a question | ASK |
| 5 | Short skirt | MINI |
Notes on the answers
- Entry format: the 6-Across answer is written as one word in the grid, ININK. Printed answer lists usually show it as IN INK, so enter it without a space.
- Clue wording: the clue text is reproduced as the answer guides print it, including the ellipses in 5-Across and 1-Down, which join two parts of the clue.
- Sources: the clue set and answers match Parade’s complete answer guide for February 5, 2025, and a date-matched Forbes guide published the day before. No official NYT puzzle page was checked for this edition, so the answers above reflect those third-party guides.
Edition details
This is the February 5, 2025 puzzle. It has five Across clues and five Down clues. Because the Mini is a short daily grid, the same clue text can recur in later puzzles with different answers, so check the date before using a clue from another day.
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