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Mini crossword answers for December 11, 2025

Mini Crossword · December 11, 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 S
  • 6 starts with P
  • 7 starts with A
  • 8 starts with N
  • 9 starts with K
Show the across answers
  • 1 Across: Painter's protective garment SMOCK
  • 6 Across: "Toy Story 5" studio PIXAR
  • 7 Across: Your answer to "Where were you at 9 p.m. last night?," perhaps ALIBI
  • 8 Across: Tennis star Rafael NADAL
  • 9 Across: Solemn sound from a church bell KNELL
Down clues and answer lengths
Down first letters
  • 1 starts with S
  • 2 starts with M
  • 3 starts with O
  • 4 starts with C
  • 5 starts with K
Show the down answers
  • 1 Down: Defeat soundly, in slang SPANK
  • 2 Down: Italian city with a fashion week MILAN
  • 3 Down: Iron ___ (rust) OXIDE
  • 4 Down: Small group of conspirators CABAL
  • 5 Down: Food for a baleen whale KRILL
Show the solved grid
1S2M3O4C5K6PIXAR7ALIBI8NADAL9KNELL

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