These are the New York Times Mini Crossword answers for Friday, December 19, 2025. The year matters: December 19 has a different puzzle in other years.
NYT Mini answers for Friday, December 19, 2025
Across
- 1. Melted marshmallow, e.g. — GOO
- 4. Misleading poker bet — BLUFF
- 6. New Hampshire’s is “Live Free or Die” — MOTTO
- 7. Something stored in the cloud? — WATER
- 8. Shade akin to khaki — TAN
Down
- 1. Exhibit poor sportsmanship, in a way — GLOAT
- 2. “Get ___ town!” — OUTTA
- 3. Much of the time — OFTEN
- 4. High-end German automaker — BMW
- 5. The “F” of FWIW — FOR
WATER is a pun on something found in a cloud: not just digital files, but water vapor and droplets.
How to check another December 19 puzzle
The date alone does not identify a unique answer key. For another year, use the NYT Crossword Archive and select the Mini, then navigate to the relevant month and year. Games and All Access subscribers can solve past Mini puzzles there; archive access is limited for other account types.
Where and when to play the Mini
The Mini is a smaller version of the NYT Crossword: fill white squares with letters using Across and Down clues, with the answers intersecting. It is available on the NYT Games website, NYT Games app, and the Play tab in the NYT News app.
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