NYT Mini Crossword Clues & Answers - Jan 25

Saturday, January 25, 2025

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NYT Mini Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Comfy slip-on shoes, for short
  2. 5Convincing evidence
  3. 7Why you might breathe into a paper bag or drink water upside down
  4. 10Start arguing
  5. 11Mark left by trunks, perhaps
  6. 12Bird of Australia
  7. 13Bruce who starred in "Enter the Dragon"
  8. 14Small issue to "pick"
  9. 15Clairvoyant's gift, for short

Down

  1. 1Speed limit abbr.
  2. 2Art form with folding
  3. 3"___ milk is a natural laxative. That's something Gilligan never told us" ("Cast Away" line)
  4. 4Where L.A. and San Diego are, casually
  5. 6Utterly hopeless
  6. 8Trees with needles
  7. 9Like a big roller coaster drop
  8. 11Number of "things I hate about you," in a rom-com title

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Comfy slip-on shoes, for short — Answer: MOCS
  2. 5. Convincing evidence — Answer: PROOF
  3. 7. Why you might breathe into a paper bag or drink water upside down — Answer: HICCUPS
  4. 10. Start arguing — Answer: GOATIT
  5. 11. Mark left by trunks, perhaps — Answer: TANLINE
  6. 12. Bird of Australia — Answer: EMU
  7. 13. Bruce who starred in "Enter the Dragon" — Answer: LEE
  8. 14. Small issue to "pick" — Answer: NIT
  9. 15. Clairvoyant's gift, for short — Answer: ESP

Down

  1. 1. Speed limit abbr. — Answer: MPH
  2. 2. Art form with folding — Answer: ORIGAMI
  3. 3. "___ milk is a natural laxative. That's something Gilligan never told us" ("Cast Away" line) — Answer: COCONUT
  4. 4. Where L.A. and San Diego are, casually — Answer: SOCAL
  5. 6. Utterly hopeless — Answer: FUTILE
  6. 8. Trees with needles — Answer: PINES
  7. 9. Like a big roller coaster drop — Answer: STEEP
  8. 11. Number of "things I hate about you," in a rom-com title — Answer: TEN

Here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, January 25, 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 25?” 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 25, 2025

The full solution for the January 25 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 25.

Hints for the January 25 Mini

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's puzzle before the solutions above. The January 25 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 25, 2025 Mini is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.

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