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Sometimes I am destabilized by the NYT Mini Crossword answers that contain more than one word. Since the grid doesn’t insert spaces, sometimes I look at a block of letters that doesn’t spell a word and it takes me a minute to figure it out. In today’s puzzle, 4-Down was like this. My mind kept wanting to make it “TRY” until I realized there was an implied space between the fourth and fifth letters. Uh. Need help with today’s mini crosswords? Keep reading. And if you could use some tips and advice to solve your daily problems, check out our Mini Crossword Tips.
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The NYT mini crossword puzzle completed by January 16, 2025.
Mini through clues and answers
1Hint: a square on a wall calendar or a fun object you could put on the calendar
Answer: DATE
5A clue: Social ___
Answer: MEDIA
6A clue: little things studied by chemists
Solution: ATOMS
7 Hint: Only One of the Seven Dwarfs Without a Beard
Solution: DOPY
8A hint: Over the top, in slang
Answer: ADDITIONAL
Mini-clues and answers
Clue 1D: Period of abstention from unhealthy substances
Solution: DETOX
Clue 2D: Take as your own
Solution: ADOPT
3D Index: Function in a Clock application
Solution: TIMER
4D Hint: Courses You Could Take to Increase Your GPA
Solution: EASYA
Clue 5D: Like a bed with the covers tucked away
Solution: MADE
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