Saturday, January 11, 2025
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NYT Mini Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Streak of lightning
- 5Flowers with "tiger" and "trumpet" varieties
- 7Surface to stretch on
- 8Condition treated with exposure and response prevention therapy, for short
- 9"Rocks," to a bartender
- 10"Wait, seriously?!"
- 12Actress with a record number of Oscar nominations (21)
- 13Assists
Down
- 1Information sets used in machine learning and predictive analytics, collectively
- 2Portuguese greeting
- 3Not infinite
- 4Shows the ropes to
- 5Scottish bodies of water
- 6Like some prices and roller coaster drops
- 7"That really hurts!"
- 11Prefix with -ceratops
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Streak of lightning — Answer: BOLT
- 5. Flowers with "tiger" and "trumpet" varieties — Answer: LILIES
- 7. Surface to stretch on — Answer: YOGAMAT
- 8. Condition treated with exposure and response prevention therapy, for short — Answer: OCD
- 9. "Rocks," to a bartender — Answer: ICE
- 10. "Wait, seriously?!" — Answer: WHATTHE
- 12. Actress with a record number of Oscar nominations (21) — Answer: STREEP
- 13. Assists — Answer: AIDS
Down
- 1. Information sets used in machine learning and predictive analytics, collectively — Answer: BIGDATA
- 2. Portuguese greeting — Answer: OLA
- 3. Not infinite — Answer: LIMITED
- 4. Shows the ropes to — Answer: TEACHES
- 5. Scottish bodies of water — Answer: LOCHS
- 6. Like some prices and roller coaster drops — Answer: STEEP
- 7. "That really hurts!" — Answer: YOW
- 11. Prefix with -ceratops — Answer: TRI
Here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, January 11, 2025 — every across and down solution for that day's 5×5 puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a Mini you missed, settling a “what was the answer on January 11?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. If you're after today's puzzle instead, head to our live NYT Mini answers page.
NYT Mini answers for January 11, 2025
The full solution for the January 11 Mini is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Because the Mini is a compact 5×5, one missing letter tends to block several crossing answers at once, so each answer is listed separately: you can check just the one you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Saturday, January 11.
Hints for the January 11 Mini
Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's puzzle before the solutions above. The January 11 Mini fell on a Saturday, and while the Mini keeps a fairly even difficulty all week, its clues lean on quick general knowledge and current culture — so a single unfamiliar name is usually the one square that trips solvers up. Use the hints for that day's trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.
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