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Spoilers ahead. The Wednesday, July 16, 2025, NYT Mini answers are CCS, BELTS, ADORE, MANIA, REP across and CEDAR, CLONE, STRIP, BAM, SEA down.
Across answers
| Number | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keeps in the loop, in a way | CCS |
| 4 | They’re kept in the loop | BELTS |
| 6 | Love to pieces | ADORE |
| 7 | Craze | MANIA |
| 8 | Single weightlifting unit | REP |
For 1-Across, “CCs” refers to copying someone on an email to keep them included in the conversation.
Down answers
| Number | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Type of wood in Horace Slughorn’s wand in the Harry Potter books | CEDAR |
| 2 | What might have you seeing double? | CLONE |
| 3 | Cartoonist’s creation | STRIP |
| 4 | “Ka-POW!” | BAM |
| 5 | The Caribbean, e.g. | SEA |
Parade and Forbes publish the same answer set for the July 16 puzzle: Parade’s answer guide and Forbes’ answer guide.
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