Spoilers ahead: The NYT Mini Crossword for Wednesday, December 17, 2025, has the Across answers DOZE, UBOAT, MERGE, PYREX and SORT, and the Down answers DUMP, OBEYS, ZORRO, EAGER and TEXT. The year is included to distinguish this archived puzzle from other December 17 editions.
Across answers
- Nod (off): DOZE
- Naval submarine in W.W. II: UBOAT
- Tricky thing to do on a busy highway: MERGE
- Heat-resistant glassware for cooking: PYREX
- Put into groups: SORT
Down answers
- Break up with: DUMP
- Falls in line, so to speak: OBEYS
- Legendary vigilante who cuts a “Z” with his sword: ZORRO
- Rarin’ to go: EAGER
- Common reminder for an upcoming appointment: TEXT
About this dated puzzle
Third-party archive pages identify the December 17, 2025 Mini as a 5×5 grid with ten clue entries. Parade provides the complete clue-and-answer key, while The Word Finder’s dated page also presents the clue set and crossing-letter patterns. Crossword Chef’s archive lists Sam Ezersky as constructor and Joel Fagliano as editor for this date.
These details come from third-party puzzle archives; an official NYT puzzle page was not available to independently verify the answer key. For the full clue-and-answer listing, see Parade’s December 17, 2025 guide.
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