Havana’s home NYT Crossword Clue

Havana’s home NYT Crossword Clue

ANSWER: CUBA

The answer to the New York Times crossword clue Havana’s home for July 12, 2025, is CUBA.

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 12, 2025

Across

• 1A Havana’s home: CUBA

• 5A Last word in many bowling alley names: LANES

• 6A Lots and lots: SOMUCH

• 7A Left-leaning social media site: BLUESKY

• 8A Hepburn of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”: AUDREY

• 9A Word after “break” or “banana”: BREAD

• 10A Car loan figs.: APRS

Down

• 1D They always shoot their shot: CAMERAS

• 2D Brand-new: UNUSED

• 3D Woman with “the good hair,” in a famous Beyoncé lyric: BECKY

• 4D In need of moisturizer: ASHY

• 5D “We can’t hear you back here!”: LOUDER

• 6D Drink noisily: SLURP

• 7D ___ ghanouj: BABA

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