NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 14, 2025
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Sam Ezersky.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A I____ · 6A T____ · 7A C____ · 8A H____ · 9A P__ · 1D I___ · 2D N___ · 3D S____ · 4D T____ · 5D A____
Across
1A: Account used to log into Threads, familiarly
INSTA · more answers for this clue
6A: Upscale gym freebie
TOWEL · more answers for this clue
7A: Bad thing to feel toward the end of a marathon
CRAMP · more answers for this clue
8A: Vowelless grunt
HMMPH · more answers for this clue
9A: Vegetable in fried rice
Down
1D: Reason to scratch one's head, perhaps
ITCH · more answers for this clue
2D: Standard
NORM · more answers for this clue
3D: Shrek's home
SWAMP · more answers for this clue
4D: Arizona city between Phoenix and Mesa
TEMPE · more answers for this clue
5D: Gen ___ (kids born in the 2010s)
ALPHA · more answers for this clue
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INSTA
TOWEL
CRAMP
HMMPH
PEA
FAQ
1-Across: Account used to log into Threads, familiarly
INSTA.
6-Across: Upscale gym freebie
TOWEL.
7-Across: Bad thing to feel toward the end of a marathon
CRAMP.
8-Across: Vowelless grunt
HMMPH.
9-Across: Vegetable in fried rice
PEA.
1-Down: Reason to scratch one's head, perhaps
ITCH.
2-Down: Standard
NORM.
3-Down: Shrek's home
SWAMP.
4-Down: Arizona city between Phoenix and Mesa
TEMPE.
5-Down: Gen ___ (kids born in the 2010s)
ALPHA.