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Here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for December 25, 2025. The year matters: the December 25, 2024 puzzle had different clues and answers.
December 25, 2025 NYT Mini answers
The date-specific answer guides from Parade and Word Finder list these entries for the 2025 puzzle.
Across
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1A: “___ King Cole, singer with the album ‘The Magic of Christmas’” | NAT |
| 4A: “Body drawings, informally” | TATS |
| 5A: “Letters to ___ (what this Mini was made with)” | SANTA |
| 6A: “Huge fan, in slang” | STAN |
| 7A: “‘Illmatic’ rapper” | NAS |
Down
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1D: “Grandmothers, by another name” | NANAS |
| 2D: “Abbr. before a name on a memo” | ATTN |
| 3D: “Org. with long lines around the holidays” | TSA |
| 4D: “‘See ya later!’” | TATA |
| 5D: “Govt.-issued ID” | SSN |
Why the year matters
“December 25” alone can refer to more than one Mini. The December 25, 2024 puzzle had a different set of entries, according to Forbes:
- Across: SANTA, CLAUS, ALIBI, LIVED, DEERE
- Down: SCALD, ALLIE, NAIVE, TUBER, ASIDE
Those are 2024 answers, not alternate entries for the 2025 grid. The 2025 answer lists are supported by date-specific secondary guides; the official NYT puzzle page was not independently verified.
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About the NYT Mini
The cited guides identify The Mini as a game in NYT Games. Word Finder describes its usual grid size as 5×5 Sunday through Friday and 7×7 on Saturdays. Current subscription and access terms are not established by those guides.
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