Mini Answers

NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, June 28, 2025

Review the Across and Down clues from this puzzle, reveal optional hints, then check the completed grid and explanations for every answer.

Mini Crossword

Saturday, June 28, 2025
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ACROSS

  1. 1.Detachable parts of a dress form
  2. 5.Catering container containing caffeine
  3. 8.Climbing structure offered in pet stores
  4. 9.Gets into town
  5. 10.Frédéric Chopin or Ray Charles, notably
  6. 11.They don't hold water
  7. 12.___-jerk reaction

DOWN

  1. 1.With some chance of failure
  2. 2.Prepare for a new job, maybe
  3. 3.Midday Broadway showing
  4. 4.Goal of a noted reality show set on an island
  5. 6.Witherspoon who portrayed June Carter in "Walk the Line"
  6. 7.Lodgings for larks
  7. 8.Souvenir from a baseball game

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Saturday, June 28, 2025

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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Detachable parts of a dress form(ARMS)
  2. 5.Catering container containing caffeine(TEAURN)
  3. 8.Climbing structure offered in pet stores(CATTREE)
  4. 9.Gets into town(ARRIVES)
  5. 10.Frédéric Chopin or Ray Charles, notably (PIANIST)
  6. 11.They don't hold water(SIEVES)
  7. 12.___-jerk reaction(KNEE)

DOWN

  1. 1.With some chance of failure(ATARISK)
  2. 2.Prepare for a new job, maybe(RETRAIN)
  3. 3.Midday Broadway showing (MATINEE)
  4. 4.Goal of a noted reality show set on an island(SURVIVE)
  5. 6.Witherspoon who portrayed June Carter in "Walk the Line"(REESE)
  6. 7.Lodgings for larks(NESTS)
  7. 8.Souvenir from a baseball game(CAP)

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About the Saturday, June 28, 2025 NYT Mini

This puzzle has 7 columns, 7 rows, 7 Across clues and 7 Down clues. Use the clue list and blank grid first, then reveal the completed grid only when you need it.

One of today's longest entries is CATTREE, answering “Climbing structure offered in pet stores.” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.