Political staffers

The answer to “Political staffers” in the New York Times Mini crossword is AIDES — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on January 30, 2026 at 7-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Political staffers” answer

AIDES (5 letters)

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Why the answer is AIDES

AIDES is the 5-letter solution that fits "Political staffers" in the NYT Mini crossword on January 30, 2026 (7-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does AIDES mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of AIDES is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Political staffers” appeared?

New York Times Mini reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

January 30, 2026 (most recent) → AIDES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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