The letters stand for jack, queen, king and ace, and the suit completes the hint. For example, the clue [K♣︎] at 27A is king of clubs. In this puzzle, these are golf clubs, and the king is TIGER WOODS, the golf champion. Similarly, the [Q♥︎] at 44A should be read as queen of hearts, also known as a MATCHMAKER.

The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times' games collection. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET's NYT puzzle hints page. Let's get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers. 1A clue: Coffee, informally ... or a big coffee-producing island

Can you figure out how Connecticut might be connected to words like parsnip and wallop? That’s part of the challenge players of the popular New York Times Connections game are facing Wednesday. The daily game asks players to group 16 random words into four categories.

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