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Completed NYT December 6, 2025 Mini Crossword.
Mini-tips and answers
1Hint: “Stop, your honor!”
Answer: IOBJECT
Hint 8: Mont Blanc mountain range.
Answer: TELPS
9. Hint: “Hips Don't Lie” singer
Answer: SHAKIRA
10. Hint: assistant professors for short.
Answer: TAS
11. Hint: cotton, linen and satin.
Answer: FABRICS
15. Tip: words before sharing a funny joke
Answer: IGOTON
16. Clue: A woman who was assaulted by police and told, “You don’t have to turn on the red light.”
Answer: ROXANA
Mini-tips and answers
Hint 1D: “I” TGIF
Answer: HIS
2D clue: “Now I understand!”
Answer: OXX
3D hint: make percussion sounds with your mouth
Answer: BEATBOX
Clue 4D: Capital of Indonesia.
Answer: JAKARTA
Hint 5D: Shortening speech, such as “captain” to “captain.”
Answer: ELYSIA
Tip 6D: Emergency Doctor Skills
Answer: CPR
Tip 7D: For the sake of brevity, you may be asked to remove your shoes.
Answer: TCA
Hint 11D: Christmas tree variety
Answer: FIR
Clue 12D: Many Moons ____
Answer: BACK
Hint 13D: Channel whose initials are hidden from left to right in the word CHANNEL.
Answer: CNN
Hint 14D: Take a look at
Answer: VIEW
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