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**CNET Releases Answers to Today’s New York Times Mini Crossword**

**NEW YORK, NY – June 20, 2025** – Struggling with today’s New York Times Mini Crossword? CNET has you covered! The tech news outlet released the solutions for the popular puzzle, along with tips and tricks for aspiring solvers.

Today’s answers are:

* **1A:** ACLU (Org. defending individual rights)
* **5A:** HIPHIP (Repeated words that lead up to …)
* **7A:** ACROSS (What puzzle solvers don’t look down on)
* **8A:** HOORAY (… a big cheer!)
* **9A:** ANNE (Hathaway who starred in The Princess Diaries)
* **1D:** APRON (Garment on which it’s totally acceptable to get food stains)
* **2D:** CHORE (Doing the dishes or mowing the lawn)
* **3D:** LISA (Younger sister to Bart, older sister to Maggie)
* **4D:** UPSY (\_\_\_-daisy!)
* **5D:** HAHA (Bit of laughter)
* **6D:** ICON (Image of a compass, for Safari)

CNET also provides hints and solutions for other NYT games, including Wordle, Strands, Connections, and Connections: Sports Edition. Visit their puzzle hints page for more help and guidance.

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