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Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problemsFix Now →Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minuteDriver Scan →Spoilers ahead: These are the answers for the NYT Mini Crossword dated Sunday, December 15, 2024—not a puzzle for today. The clue-and-answer list below is reported in Kris Holt’s Forbes guide published December 14, 2024.
Across answers
- “Halloween costume with a bedsheet” — GHOST
- “Role for Leonardo DiCaprio in a ’90s romantic tragedy” — ROMEO
- “Thwart, as disaster” — AVERT
- “’Switching gears here …’ or ‘On a similar note …’” — SEGUE
- “British baby buggies” — PRAMS
Down answers
- “Wrap one’s mind around” — GRASP
- “Float like a hummingbird” — HOVER
- “Upscale Swiss watch that shares its name with a Greek letter” — OMEGA
- “Truth ___” — SERUM
- “Slangy ‘For sure!’” — TOTES
Clue notes
ROMEO refers to DiCaprio’s role in the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet. SEGUE is a transition between ideas, matching both phrases in its clue. In the Forbes guide’s explanation, TOTES is slang for “totally.”
Where the Mini was available
At the time Holt’s guide was published in December 2024, the NYT Mini was available on the NYT website and in the NYT Games app; the guide said archive access required a Games subscription. That is a contemporaneous access note, not confirmation of the current subscription or archive policy.
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