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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Jan. 25

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Jan. 25.

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The NYT Mini Crossword threw me off from the very first clue today. I was sure that 1-Across, "comfy slip-on shoes," was CROCS, but instead it was a similar word meaning entirely different footwear. Need some more help with today's Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Jan. 25, 2025.

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Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Comfy slip-on shoes, for short
Answer: MOCS

5A clue: Convincing evidence
Answer: PROOF

7A clue: Why you might breathe into a paper bag or drink water upside down
Answer: HICCUPS

10A clue: Start arguing
Answer: GOATIT

11A clue: Mark left by trunks, perhaps
Answer: TANLINE

12A clue: Bird of Australia
Answer: EMU

13A clue: Bruce who starred in "Enter the Dragon"
Answer: LEE

14A clue: Small issue to "pick"
Answer: NIT

15A clue: Clairvoyant's gift, for short
Answer: ESP

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Speed limit abbr.
Answer: MPH

2D clue: Art form with folding
Answer: ORIGAMI

3D clue: "___ milk is a natural laxative. That's something Gilligan never told us" ("Cast Away" line)
Answer: COCONUT

4D clue: Where L.A. and San Diego are, casually
Answer: SOCAL

6D clue: Utterly hopeless
Answer: FUTILE

8D clue: Trees with needles
Answer: PINES

9D clue: Like a big roller coaster drop
Answer: STEEP

11D clue: Number of "things I hate about you," in a rom-com title
Answer: TEN

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