Today’s NYT Mini Crossword for Tuesday, July 7, 2026, centers on a satisfying two-part theme entry: 4-Across and 7-Across combine to spell out INNER PEACE, the puzzle’s defining solve and the surest path through the grid.
If you’re still working through the puzzle, three spoiler-free hints are listed below before the full solutions.
Hints for Today’s NYT Mini Crossword
- One Across entry is the part of the foot a flip-flop or sandal leaves exposed.
- The trickiest Across clue references a famous Wall Street surname paired with the word “Goldman.”
- One Down answer is the sound that bounces back when you shout into an open canyon.
Ready for the full solutions? Here are all ten clues and answers for the July 7 Mini.
Across
- 1-Across: Body part exposed in a sandal: TOE
- 4-Across: With 7-Across, zen state of mind: INNER
- 7-Across: See 4-Across: PEACE
- 8-Across: Goldman ___ (investment bank): SACHS
- 9-Across: Many a kid’s gift: TOY
Down
- 1-Down: Hits the “15%” or “20%” button, say: TIPS
- 2-Down: ___-Day (vitamin brand): ONEA
- 3-Down: Vote into law: ENACT
- 5-Down: Word shouted into a canyon: ECHO
- 6-Down: Table booking website: RESY
Tuesday’s Mini plays easier than most mid-week grids. Once INNER or PEACE clicks in, the linked pair confirms itself and fills the other half automatically. TOE and TOY give solvers two quick footholds at the corners. SACHS is the clue most likely to stump, since Goldman Sachs is a familiar name in financial coverage but less universal than the rest of the grid. RESY is a newer addition to the crossword vocabulary: the restaurant booking app has only recently displaced OpenTable as the default reservation platform in major US cities, making it a sharp current-events entry for 2026 puzzle construction.
For the rest of today’s NYT puzzles, see the NYT Strands hints and answers for July 7, NYT Connections answers for Tuesday, and today’s Wordle answer for July 7, 2026.
