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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for January 21, 2025

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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer

1A D___ · 5A A____ · 7A T____ · 8A A____ · 9A E___ · 1D D___ · 2D A____ · 3D M____ · 4D P____ · 6D F___

Across

1A: Kinda wet
DAMP · more answers for this clue
5A: Standoffish
ALOOF · more answers for this clue
7A: Creature on a lifeboat with Pi, in "Life of Pi"
TIGER · more answers for this clue
8A: Less than 90°
ACUTE · more answers for this clue
9A: "What ___ is new?"
ELSE · more answers for this clue

Down

1D: What hasn't been processed if it's raw
DATA · more answers for this clue
2D: Character who climbs through the looking glass
ALICE · more answers for this clue
3D: Tycoon
MOGUL · more answers for this clue
4D: Ones working with meters and feet?
POETS · more answers for this clue
6D: Complimentary
FREE · more answers for this clue

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DAMP
ALOOF
TIGER
ACUTE
ELSE

FAQ

1-Across: Kinda wet

DAMP.

5-Across: Standoffish

ALOOF.

7-Across: Creature on a lifeboat with Pi, in "Life of Pi"

TIGER.

8-Across: Less than 90°

ACUTE.

9-Across: "What ___ is new?"

ELSE.

1-Down: What hasn't been processed if it's raw

DATA.

2-Down: Character who climbs through the looking glass

ALICE.

3-Down: Tycoon

MOGUL.

4-Down: Ones working with meters and feet?

POETS.

6-Down: Complimentary

FREE.