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The answers below are for the Monday, December 15, 2025 NYT Mini Crossword. Hints come first if you want one last nudge; the complete Across and Down key follows.
Hints for the December 15, 2025 Mini
Try these before opening the full answer key:
- Across 1: A winter blanket that falls from the sky.
- Across 5: The candle count in a full menorah.
- Across 6: A brief way to acknowledge someone’s point.
- Across 7: A rude sound at the dinner table.
- Across 8: The kind of bomb developed by Oppenheimer.
- Down 1: A dog’s nose and mouth.
- Down 2: The word before “cold brew.”
- Down 3: An hour after noon.
- Down 4: To get married to someone.
- Down 6: The organization infiltrated by aliens in “Space Jam.”
Full answer key
Spoilers: the full answers are below.
Across
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Cold winter blanket | SNOW |
| 5. Number of candles in a full menorah | NINE |
| 6. “Point taken” | NOTED |
| 7. Rude sound at the dinner table | BURP |
| 8. Kind of bomb developed by Oppenheimer | ATOM |
Down
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Dog’s nose and mouth | SNOUT |
| 2. ___ cold brew | NITRO |
| 3. An hour after noon | ONE PM |
| 4. Get married to | WED |
| 6. Org. infiltrated by aliens in “Space Jam” | NBA |
Finding the puzzle or checking a past date
The year matters: this key is for December 15, 2025, not a puzzle on December 15 in another year. Forbes reported that the Mini could be played on the NYT Games website or app and that previous puzzles were available in its archive with an NYT Games subscription; access terms can change, so check NYT Games for current availability. Forbes’ December 14, 2025 answer coverage and Parade’s December 14, 2025 coverage list the same answer set.
For date-based browsing outside the official game, Mini Answers’ archive organizes its own puzzle pages by month and provides clues, optional hints, a completed grid, and explanations; it is not an official NYT archive.
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