Mini Answers

NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, January 25, 2026

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

Mini Crossword

Sunday, January 25, 2026
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ACROSS

  1. 1.Some breakfast drinks, for short
  2. 4.Ready for business
  3. 5.Information gathered by a spy
  4. 6.Highest-scoring Scrabble word with four tiles (22)
  5. 7.Nine-digit ID

DOWN

  1. 1.Agree to receive promotional emails, say
  2. 2.Second-highest-scoring Scrabble word with four tiles (20)
  3. 3.Sketch comedy show since ’75
  4. 4.Burden
  5. 5.Geniuses have high ones

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Sunday, January 25, 2026

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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Some breakfast drinks, for short(OJS)
  2. 4.Ready for business(OPEN)
  3. 5.Information gathered by a spy(INTEL)
  4. 6.Highest-scoring Scrabble word with four tiles (22)(QUIZ)
  5. 7.Nine-digit ID(SSN)

DOWN

  1. 1.Agree to receive promotional emails, say(OPTIN)
  2. 2.Second-highest-scoring Scrabble word with four tiles (20)(JEEZ)
  3. 3.Sketch comedy show since ’75(SNL)
  4. 4.Burden(ONUS)
  5. 5.Geniuses have high ones(IQS)

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About the Sunday, January 25, 2026 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 INTEL, answering “Information gathered by a spy.” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.