Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 25

The New York Times Crossword Puzzle is legendary. But if you don’t have that much time, the Mini Crossword is an entertaining substitute. The Mini Crossword is much easier than the old-school NYT Crossword, and you probably can complete it in a couple of minutes. But if you’re stuck, we’ve got the answers.

The Mini Crossword is far from alone in the Times’ stable of games. Our home page also always has the answers for Wordle, Connections and Strands.

Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: “That’s mind-blowing!”
Answer: WHOA

5A clue: Apt anagram of RHINO – I.
Answer: HORN

6A clue: Jelly Belly or Jolly Rancher.
Answer: CANDY

7A clue: Ye ___ Shoppe.
Answer: OLDE

8A clue: Show that recently received a record 23 Emmy nominations, with “The.”
Answer: BEAR

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: ___ watching (coastal activity).
Answer: WHALE

2D clue: Civic automaker.
Answer: HONDA

3D clue: Waiter’s jotting.
Answer: ORDER

4D clue: “Take your pick!”
Answer: ANY

6D clue: Corn core
Answer: COB

How to play more Mini Crosswords

The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day’s Mini Crossword for free, but you’ll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.