Mini Answers

NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, July 14, 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

Monday, July 14, 2025
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ACROSS

  1. 1.Account used to log into Threads, familiarly
  2. 6.Upscale gym freebie
  3. 7.Bad thing to feel toward the end of a marathon
  4. 8.Vowelless grunt
  5. 9.Vegetable in fried rice

DOWN

  1. 1.Reason to scratch one's head, perhaps
  2. 2.Standard
  3. 3.Shrek's home
  4. 4.Arizona city between Phoenix and Mesa
  5. 5.Gen ___ (kids born in the 2010s)

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Monday, July 14, 2025

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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Account used to log into Threads, familiarly(INSTA)
  2. 6.Upscale gym freebie(TOWEL)
  3. 7.Bad thing to feel toward the end of a marathon(CRAMP)
  4. 8.Vowelless grunt(HMMPH)
  5. 9.Vegetable in fried rice(PEA)

DOWN

  1. 1.Reason to scratch one's head, perhaps(ITCH)
  2. 2.Standard(NORM)
  3. 3.Shrek's home(SWAMP)
  4. 4.Arizona city between Phoenix and Mesa(TEMPE)
  5. 5.Gen ___ (kids born in the 2010s)(ALPHA)

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About the Monday, July 14, 2025 NYT Mini

This puzzle has 5 columns, 5 rows, 5 Across clues and 5 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 INSTA, answering “Account used to log into Threads, familiarly.” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.