NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 17, 2026

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Author: NYT Mini team Editor: Joel Fagliano

Across Answers

1A

Spanish question word View hint and explanation

QUE

4A

National Ice Cream Month and National Hot Dog Month View hint and explanation

JULY

5A

Battery life, informally View hint and explanation

JUICE

6A

Poker buy-ins View hint and explanation

ANTES

7A

Tie up, as a ship View hint and explanation

MOOR

Down Answers

1D

Only world capital that starts with "Q" View hint and explanation

QUITO

2D

Painful sore View hint and explanation

ULCER

3D

Snake ___ (dice roll) View hint and explanation

EYES

4D

The daughter of Saturn, sister of Jupiter and mother to Mars, in Roman myth View hint and explanation

JUNO

5D

Traffic snarl View hint and explanation

JAM