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Mini crossword answers for December 4, 2025

Mini Crossword · December 4, 2025 · Every hint stays hidden until you tap it

Every clue from today's NYT Mini, with the answers hidden until you want them. Start with the lengths, then first letters, then reveal.

Across clues and answer lengths
Across first letters
  • 1 starts with K
  • 6 starts with A
  • 7 starts with L
  • 8 starts with E
  • 9 starts with A
Show the across answers
  • 1 Across: Butterfingers KLUTZ
  • 6 Across: Letter before beta ALPHA
  • 7 Across: Like "ad hoc" or "ad hominem" LATIN
  • 8 Across: Prestigious university in Atlanta EMORY
  • 9 Across: Word drawn out in speech before "... they're off!" AND
Down clues and answer lengths
Down first letters
  • 1 starts with K
  • 2 starts with L
  • 3 starts with U
  • 4 starts with T
  • 5 starts with Z
Show the down answers
  • 1 Down: Dinosaur ___, vegetable so-named for its bumpy green texture KALE
  • 2 Down: Animal in a Peruvian herd LLAMA
  • 3 Down: Sinclair who wrote "The Jungle" UPTON
  • 4 Down: Base that's 90 feet from home THIRD
  • 5 Down: Wild and funny ZANY
Show the solved grid
1K2L3U4T5Z6ALPHA7LATIN8EMORY9AND

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