The NYT Mini for Wednesday, December 25, 2024, has five Across answers and five Down answers. Spoilers are below.
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 NYT Mini answers
The clue-and-answer list below is reported by Forbes. The Santa Claus name is split across two Across entries: 1A and 6A.
Across
- 1A, with 6A: Annual visitor dressed in red — SANTA
- 6A, see 1A: CLAUS
- 7A: Tale that might get you off the hook — ALIBI
- 8A: Harry Potter a.k.a. The Boy Who ___ — LIVED
- 9A: Farm equipment brand — DEERE
Down
- 1D: Spill hot cocoa on, say — SCALD
- 2D: Sports reporter LaForce — ALLIE
- 3D: Easily duped — NAIVE
- 4D: Crop that grows underground — TUBER
- 5D: “All kidding ___ …” — ASIDE
About the Mini format
Forbes describes the NYT Mini as a shorter version of the larger crossword, typically a five-by-five grid with three to five clues in each direction. Some puzzles are larger, particularly on Saturdays. Its December 2024 article said the puzzle was available on the New York Times website and NYT Games app, and that earlier puzzles were available in the archive with an NYT Games subscription; those access details are source-dated and may have changed.
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