Need the answers for the Sunday, December 29, 2024 NYT Mini Crossword? The entries are listed below by direction. Spoiler alert: reading on reveals the full answer key.
Across answers
- 1A. Getting closer, so to speak: WARM
- 5A. First-string crew: A TEAM
- 7A. ___ journalism, style associated with Hunter S. Thompson: GONZO
- 8A. Prized “activity” for new parents: SLEEP
- 9A. Opposite of more: LESS
Down answers
- 1D. Moves like an excited dog’s tail: WAGS
- 2D. Ring-shaped reef: ATOLL
- 3D. Zellweger of “Bridget Jones’s Diary”: RENEE
- 4D. Puzzles in a children’s coloring book: MAZES
- 6D. Cleans the floor: MOPS
About the December 29 puzzle
The date-matched puzzle is Sunday, December 29, 2024. The Mini is the New York Times’ shorter crossword, available digitally through the NYT website and app, according to Try Hard Guides’ dated puzzle page. The answer list is also reported by Mashable’s guide syndicated by Yahoo Entertainment.
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