Here are the clues and answers for the NYT Mini Crossword dated Tuesday, December 24, 2024. The year is 2024: matching answer guides identify this Tuesday puzzle as December 24, 2024 (Forbes; Try Hard Guides). Answers are grouped by direction so you can check only the entries you need.
Across clues and answers
- 1A. “Christmas ___” — EVE
- 4A. “Hanker for, as Christmas cookies” — CRAVE
- 6A. “Instrument heard in many a Christmas hymn” — ORGAN
- 7A. “Rounded heap” — MOUND
- 8A. “Vintner’s device” — PRESS
Down clues and answers
- 1D. “Proofreader’s catch” — ERROR
- 2D. “Like a Christmas wish list that just says ‘toys’” — VAGUE
- 3D. “Chris of ‘Knives Out’” — EVANS
- 4D. “Provide free of charge” — COMP
- 5D. “Comes to a close” — ENDS
About this dated Mini
The answer list and clue wording are consistent across the cited December 24, 2024 guides. Forbes describes the Mini as playable on the NYT website or NYT Games app and says access to previous archive puzzles requires an NYT Games subscription; those are Forbes’s descriptions, and current access terms for this particular grid were not verified on an official NYT page.
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