NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 17, 2026
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Joel Fagliano.
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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A Q__ · 4A J___ · 5A J____ · 6A A____ · 7A M___ · 1D Q____ · 2D U____ · 3D E___ · 4D J___ · 5D J__
Across
1A: Spanish question word
4A: National Ice Cream Month and National Hot Dog Month
JULY · more answers for this clue
5A: Battery life, informally
JUICE · more answers for this clue
6A: Poker buy-ins
ANTES · more answers for this clue
7A: Tie up, as a ship
MOOR · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Only world capital that starts with "Q"
QUITO · more answers for this clue
2D: Painful sore
ULCER · more answers for this clue
3D: Snake ___ (dice roll)
EYES · more answers for this clue
4D: The daughter of Saturn, sister of Jupiter and mother to Mars, in Roman myth
JUNO · more answers for this clue
5D: Traffic snarl
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QUE
JULY
JUICE
ANTES
MOOR
FAQ
1-Across: Spanish question word
QUE.
4-Across: National Ice Cream Month and National Hot Dog Month
JULY.
5-Across: Battery life, informally
JUICE.
6-Across: Poker buy-ins
ANTES.
7-Across: Tie up, as a ship
MOOR.
1-Down: Only world capital that starts with "Q"
QUITO.
2-Down: Painful sore
ULCER.
3-Down: Snake ___ (dice roll)
EYES.
4-Down: The daughter of Saturn, sister of Jupiter and mother to Mars, in Roman myth
JUNO.
5-Down: Traffic snarl
JAM.