Looking forthe most recentMini 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.Happy Groundhog Day! TheNYT Mini Crosswordtoday fittingly paid a little homage to this weird...event? Holiday? But the toughest clue for me today was 4-Down. Is this a word everyone else knew but me? Or was I not rich enough to ever experience this experience? Regardless, if you need some more help with today's Mini Crossword, read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.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 visitCNET's NYT puzzle hints page.Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini CrosswordLet's get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers. The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Feb. 2, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers1A clue: Punxsutawney ___, Groundhog Day characterAnswer: PHIL5A clue: Bird with "great blue" and "great white" varietiesAnswer: HERON7A clue: Something rehabilitated by a P.R. firmAnswer: IMAGE8A clue: Material for party balloons and hospital glovesAnswer: LATEX9A clue: Home made of sticks, sayAnswer: NESTMini down clues and answers1D clue: ___ Connors, Bill Murray's character in "Groundhog Day"Answer: PHIL2D clue: Muscled guyAnswer: HEMAN3D clue: So, so angryAnswer: IRATE4D clue: Pricey sections of theatersAnswer: LOGES6D clue: "Ready for another customer!"Answer: NEXTHow to play more Mini CrosswordsThe New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day's Mini Crossword for free, but you'll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.