Saturday, January 18, 2025
By Christina Iverson
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NYT Mini Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Worked in Microsoft Word
- 6With 14-Across, comedy writer who takes a road trip with Will Ferrell in a 2024 Netflix documentary
- 8Pseudonyms
- 10Director Burton
- 11"Oh, there ___ again!"
- 1210-legged marine crustacean
- 14See 6-Across
- 15Like the firstborn of two children
Down
- 1"___ all there is to it!"
- 2Ivy Leaguers in Connecticut
- 3Man or mandrill
- 4Org. concerned with clean air and water
- 5Wished for
- 7Lavishly entertain (with)
- 9Not drinking any alcohol
- 13Collectible cartoon image sold at Disney World
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Worked in Microsoft Word — Answer: TYPED
- 6. With 14-Across, comedy writer who takes a road trip with Will Ferrell in a 2024 Netflix documentary — Answer: HARPER
- 8. Pseudonyms — Answer: ALIASES
- 10. Director Burton — Answer: TIM
- 11. "Oh, there ___ again!" — Answer: IGO
- 12. 10-legged marine crustacean — Answer: SEACRAB
- 14. See 6-Across — Answer: STEELE
- 15. Like the firstborn of two children — Answer: ELDER
Down
- 1. "___ all there is to it!" — Answer: THATS
- 2. Ivy Leaguers in Connecticut — Answer: YALIES
- 3. Man or mandrill — Answer: PRIMATE
- 4. Org. concerned with clean air and water — Answer: EPA
- 5. Wished for — Answer: DESIRED
- 7. Lavishly entertain (with) — Answer: REGALE
- 9. Not drinking any alcohol — Answer: SOBER
- 13. Collectible cartoon image sold at Disney World — Answer: CEL
Here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, January 18, 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 18?” 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 18, 2025
The full solution for the January 18 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 18.
Hints for the January 18 Mini
Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's puzzle before the solutions above. The January 18 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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Every across and down answer for the Saturday, January 18, 2025 Mini is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.
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