New Delhi, July 24 -- Here are all the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, July 24, 2026.

Across

1A: SHELL - What SpongeBob uses as a telephone

6A: HELLO - Telephone answering word

7A: HALAL - Following Islamic dietary laws

8A: TIME - Watch's display

9A: HEAD - Watch your ___!

Down

1D: SHH - Quiet, you!

2D: HEATH - Coffee ___ Bar Crunch (classic Ben & Jerry's flavor)

3D: ELLIE - Actress Kemper of 'The Office'

4D: LLAMA - Peruvian pack animal

5D: LOLED - Reacted to a funny meme, informally

Notable Clues

The puzzle opens with a pop-culture connection: SpongeBob SquarePants lives underwater and uses a shell as a telephone. SHELL (1A) feeds directly into SHH (1D) - the three-letter hush interjection shares the same SH opening...