First published on July 11, 2025 at 7:55 p.m. PT. Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

So, if you're working on today's Mini on Thursday, July 17, 2025, and need some help (I've been there), get ready to read the clues and solutions for each line. We have them separated into hints first for both "Across" and "Down" words, followed by "Across Answers" and "Down Answers," so be careful if you want to avoid spoilers as you scroll!

The beverage in today’s crossword, constructed by Jasin Cekinmez, inspires a similarly binary debate. Normally I’d say that I’m a staunch coffee person, but solving this puzzle softened my attitude. The drink itself isn’t my thing but, as a puzzle theme, is right up my alley.

9A clue: "Keep it down!" First published on July 5, 2025 at 7:54 p.m. PT.