NYT Mini Crossword January 8 2025 Answers (1/8/25)

Stuck on a tough clue in the NYT Mini Crossword from January 8, 2025? Our guide is here to help! The New York Times Mini Crossword offers a compact but engaging puzzle experience, delivering the same brain-teasing fun as the full-sized version, just with fewer clues and a smaller grid. Perfect for a quick mental workout, this daily challenge is accessible both online and in print, retaining its familiar level of difficulty.

If you need assistance with the Mini Crossword for 8/1/25, we’ve put together a list of all the clues and their answers. This way, you can easily focus on solving the ones giving you trouble without revealing solutions to clues you’re still working on. Simply choose the clue you’re stuck on and uncover the answer without any unwanted spoilers!

1A Word on the front door of the Midvale School for the Gifted, in a famous “Far Side” cartoon NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Cartoon (noun)

• An animated film created by photographing a sequence of illustrations to create the illusion of movement when shown in rapid succession.
• A humorous or satirical illustration featured in newspapers or magazines.

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Hint 2: Cartoon (verb)

• To create or draw cartoons.

5A Classic TV squad featuring B.A., Faceman, Hannibal and Murdock NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Hannibal (noun)

• A town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River, known as the boyhood home of Mark Twain.
• A Carthaginian general (247–182 BC) who led his army during the Second Punic War, famously crossing the Alps to defeat the Romans but was later recalled to defend Carthage, where he ultimately faced defeat.

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Hint 2: Classic (adjective)

• Pertaining to the earliest significant era of a civilisation, culture, field of study, or similar context.

7A MA or MS, but not BA or BS NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Phenolic (noun)

• A type of thermosetting resin.

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Hint 2: Hygrometer (noun)

• An instrument used to measure the relative humidity of the atmosphere.

8A Like the letter J, alphabetically NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Letter (noun)

• A standard character of the alphabet used to represent spoken language.
• A recognition or award given for participation in a school sport.

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Hint 2: Letter (verb)

• To inscribe or mark with letters.
• To write or print using letters.

9A Butt, to Brits NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Brits (noun)

• The inhabitants of Great Britain.

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Hint 2: Butt (noun)

• A target of jokes or pranks.
• A type of joint where two ends are joined together without overlapping.

1D Food you might cook al dente NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Food (noun)

• A solid substance consumed as a source of nourishment.
• Anything that stimulates or provokes thought.

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Hint 2: Might (noun)

• Physical power or strength.

2D Downright NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Downright (adjective)

• Absolute and unqualified; often used informally for emphasis.
• Marked by straightforward and blunt honesty.

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Hint 2: Downright (adverb)

• Completely or thoroughly.

3D What the Tower of Pisa does NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Anagram – Rearrange the letters below to solve today’s answer:

ELANS

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4D Milky coffee order NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Milky (adjective)

• Having a color similar to milk; opaque or not transparent.

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Hint 2: Order (noun)

• (Usually plural) The rank, position, or office of a Christian clergyman within an ecclesiastical hierarchy.
• A commercial document used to request goods or services, specifying quantities and terms of payment.

6D “I’ve seen better” NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Better (adjective)

• (Comparative and superlative of “well”) More wise or advantageous, making it the preferred choice.
• (Comparative of “good”) Improved in terms of health or fitness.

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Hint 2: Better (adverb)

• From a superior or authoritative position.