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For Tuesday, December 31, 2024, the NYT Mini Crossword answers were CAM, RADIO, ACORN, THREE, END across and CACHE, ADORN, MIRED, RAT, ONE down. The dated answer guide describes the puzzle as a New Year’s Eve countdown.
Across answers
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dashboard device for filming, casually | CAM |
| Dashboard device for rocking out | RADIO |
| Cozy slippers brand with a nut in its logo | ACORN |
| “___… two…” | THREE |
| Finale | END |
Down answers
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Computer memory storage | CACHE |
| Bedeck | ADORN |
| Stuck in deep mud | MIRED |
| Chinese zodiac animal | RAT |
| “… ___ … happy new year!” | ONE |
Why the puzzle has a New Year’s Eve theme
The countdown clues connect THREE and ONE: together, they evoke the familiar New Year’s Eve count leading into “happy new year!” The answer guide identifies that countdown as the puzzle’s theme.
These fills and the theme are reported by Simran Mishra’s Analytics Insight answer guide, published December 31, 2024. The linked NYT Mini page was not independently available for confirmation, so this is a third-party answer listing rather than an official NYT answer key.
Finding the puzzle later
The answer guide mentions the NYT Games archive and subscription access for older puzzles. It does not establish the archive’s current access terms; check NYT Games directly for present availability.
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