Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers: July 20, 2025
| Clues | Answers | 
|---|
| 1: Org. defending individual rights | ACLU | 
| 5:Repeated words that lead up to | HIPHIP | 
| 7: What puzzle solvers don’t look down on | ACROSS | 
| 8:… a big cheer | HOORAY | 
| 9: Hathaway who starred in “The Princess Diaries” | ANNE | 
 
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| Clues | Answers | 
|---|
| 1: Garment on which it’s totally acceptable to get food stains | APRON | 
| 2: Doing the dishes or mowing the lawn | CHORE | 
| 3: Younger sister to Bart, older sister to Maggie | LISA | 
| 4: “___-daisy!” | UPSY | 
| 5: Bit of laughter | HAHA | 
| 6: Image of a compass, for Safari | ICON |