NYT Mini Crossword hints, clues and answers today for July 22 2025
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If you're a fan of New York Times games like Wordle or Spelling Bee or Connections, chances are you are someone who does the NYT Mini Crossword puzzle every day, which is super fun given that there's a timer for an additional challenge.
And if that's the case and you're truly stumped, fear not! We're here to help with the answers for today's puzzle, to get you unstuck.
Let's start with hints for every clue!
1A: Throw stuff into a suitcase.
5A: Two rare consonants.
6A: Think math.
7A: Two consonants are the same.
8A: Also think golf.
1D: Rare consonant in there.
2D: Three vowels.
3D: Think Russia, sort of.
4D: Starts with a K!
5D: Also think _____ ceiling.
Here are today's NYT Mini Crossword answers!
1A: PACK
5A: DIZZY
6A: EQUAL
7A: BURRO
8A: TEES
1D: PIQUE
2D: AZURE
3D: CZARS
4D: KYLO
5D: DEBT
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