NYT Mini Crossword Answers Today: Clues/Hints July 1, 2025

NYT mini crossword

Published on: June 30, 2025 at 11:23 am     Update on:

* A clue in an NYT Mini Crossword often does not have a straightforward answer, and if you think of the other meanings that the word has, you should be able to find the right entry. And today’s entries are available in our NYT Mini Crossword Answers Today.  

There will be days when solving an NYT Mini Crossword puzzle will be a breeze for you, especially if you are practiced. The clues won’t really make you rack your brains and the answers will be forthcoming. It’s these kinds of puzzles that one can solve in minutes. They fill you with confidence and boost your morale, but one thing that you should be wary of is making assumptions. Crosswords are a great leveller, and after experiencing a high, the very next day, you can find yourself grappling with some really tricky clues. 

Note: The NYT releases Mini Crossword puzzles for Monday through Saturday at 10 p.m. EST the previous day. The puzzle for Sunday is released at 6 p.m. EST on Saturday.

How To Play NYT Mini Crossword

You will be required to follow the clues for the Across and Down columns and enter letters in the white squares that will help you form words or phrases that overlap each other.

How will you know whether you have finished the puzzle?

If you finish a puzzle, you will hear a music and see a congratulatory message on your screen. If you do not see a message even on filling up the entire grid, it means there is an incorrect entry somewhere. A blue star signifies the end of an NYT Mini Crossword.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Arrow keys - It is with the arrow keys that you can choose a new direction within a square, move in the direction pointed by an arrow, and jump to either the first square in a word or the next clue.

Spacebar - With spacebar, you can switch between Across and Down columns.

Backspace (Delete on Macs) - It helps you remove one or more letters from a word.

Tab - It lets you move to the next clue.

Shift + Tab - With this keyboard shortcut, you can return to the previous clue.

Escape - The Escape button allows you to enter the Rebus mode and fill in multiple letters in a box.

NYT Mini Crossword is generally in the default pen mode wherein the letters are black in color. As you select the pencil icon, you will enter the pencil mode and the color of the letters will turn from black to gray. And the one that you confirm with Check will be blue in color.

NYT mini crossword Hints: [Revealed]

The Hints to NYT Mini Crossword today i.e. July 1 is as follows: 

NYT mini crossword Answers: [Revealed]

The answer to the NYT Mini Crossword today, i.e., July 1, is as follows:

ACROSS:

  • WITH 8-ACROSS, WHAT WAS LEFT ON WHILE MAKING THIS PUZZLE

Answer: CAPS

  • SAN DIEGO BASEBALL PLAYER

Answer: PADRE

  • PAIR OF CYMBALS ON A DRUM SET

Answer: HIHAT

  • MONOPOLY TOKEN RETIRED IN 2013

Answer: IRON

  • SEE 1-ACROSS

Answer: LOCK

DOWN:

  • CAPITAL OF EGYPT

Answer: CAIRO

  • LIKE A TEMPORARY COMMITTEE

Answer: ADHOC

  • BIT OF APRIL FOOLS’ DAY FOOLERY

Answer: PRANK

  • READY-GO GO-BETWEEN

Answer: SET

  • SINGER COLLINS

Answer: PHIL

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Abstract Nouns

Abstract nouns are regular in NYT Mini Crosswords, especially those that talk about human qualities. One puzzle had the words FAITH and HOPE in it. But you do not have to forget one thing: a word in an NYT Mini Crossword can have a maximum of 5 letters. So, as you do your research on abstract nouns, you only need to focus on words that are 3 to 5 letters long.

 

Professions

Some of the most common professions in the world such as Doctor, Lawyer, Teacher, Coder, Architect, etc. have featured in different NYT Mini Crossword puzzles and hence, it will not be inadvisable if you go through a list of top professions so that the moment there is a mention of any of them in a clue, you can answer it immediately.   

 

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 3 options - You can enter nytimes.com/games in a browser, install the The New York Times Games app in your iOS or Android phone, or download the New York Times News app and click the Play tab.

It does it at 10 p.m. EST from Sunday to Friday and 6 p.m. EST on Saturday.

NYT Mini Crossword resets itself at 10 p.m. EST from Sunday to Friday and 6 p.m. EST on Saturday. So, you have to choose an ideal time for yourself when you can give yourself ample time to solve the puzzle before the deadline ends and a new game appears.

You will be required to follow the clues for the Across and Down columns and enter letters in the white squares that will help you form words or phrases that overlap each other.

You will have to enter letters in the white squares based on the clues for the Across and Down columns. This way you will form words and phrases that cross each other.

You can find the NYT Mini Crossword in the link nytimes.com/games, The New York Times Games app (iOS or Android), and the Play tab of the New York Times News app.

Circles highlight the theme of an NYT Mini Crossword.

In NYT Mini Crossword, Rebus means you can enter multiple letters in a square.

Though it depends on your proficiency, an NYT Mini Crossword does not take more than a few minutes to be solved.

You need to click the Games tab of the site gameerrors.com. We solve every Mini Crossword puzzle that NYT releases every day.
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