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Here are the reported answers for the New York Times Mini Crossword dated Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. The date and weekday match the 2024 edition; the answer key comes from a secondary guide, not a primary NYT archive.
Across answers
- 1A — SMURF: Character who’s blue in the face?
- 6A — QATAR: Mideast country that juts out from Saudi Arabia.
- 7A — UNTIE: Loosen, as a knot.
- 8A — AGENT: Author’s negotiator.
- 9A — TORY: A labourite rival, in UK politics.
Down answers
- 1D — SQUAT: What catchers do behind home plate … or an adjective that might describe their physique.
- 2D — MANGO: Tropical fruit in a sweet salsa.
- 3D — UTTER: Say aloud.
- 4D — RAINY: Like stereotypical weather in the Pacific Northwest.
- 5D — FRET: Bar on a guitar’s neck.
How the answer key is sourced
Analytics Insight’s date-matched guide lists these clues and solutions. The search did not locate a primary New York Times puzzle archive to verify them independently, so these should be treated as answers reported by that guide rather than NYT-confirmed solutions. Analytics Insight’s guide
A quick solving approach
The guide describes Monday Mini puzzles as generally easier than later-week editions and recommends beginning with shorter answers, filling from crossing letters, and staying alert to wordplay. These are the guide’s solving suggestions, not official NYT rules. Analytics Insight’s guide
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