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Here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, December 6, 2025. The date includes the year so you can distinguish this puzzle from other December 6 editions. If you want to solve it yourself first, read the clues below and expand the answer lists only when you’re ready.
Across clues
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- 1A — “Stop, Your Honor!”: IOBJECT
- 8A — Mont Blanc’s mountain range: THEALPS
- 9A — “Hips Don’t Lie” singer: SHAKIRA
- 10A — Professor’s helpers, for short: TAS
- 11A — Cotton, linen and satin: FABRICS
- 15A — Words before sharing a funny joke: IGOTONE
- 16A — Woman told “You don’t have to put on the red light” in a Police hit: ROXANNE
Down clues
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- 1D — The “I” of T.G.I.F.: ITS
- 2D — “NOW I understand!”: OHH
- 3D — Make percussion noises with one’s mouth: BEATBOX
- 4D — Capital of Indonesia: JAKARTA
- 5D — Shortening in speech, as from “captain” to “cap’n”: ELISION
- 6D — E.M.T.’s skill: CPR
- 7D — They might ask you to remove your shoes, for short: TSA
- 11D — Christmas tree variety: FIR
- 12D — Many moons ___: AGO
- 13D — Channel whose initials are hidden left to right in CHANNEL: CNN
- 14D — Get a glimpse of: SEE
About this December 6 puzzle
This answer key is for The Mini, the shorter daily New York Times crossword, on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The clue-and-answer list is reported by Parade and independently listed by Try Hard Guides.
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