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Completed NYT December 22, 2025 Mini Crossword.
Mini-tips and answers
1. Hint: Greetings from Kermit the Frog.
Answer: HIHO
5. Hint: A suitable name for a baby born on Christmas Eve.
Answer: CAROL
6Hint: part of the body that can be dislocated or inverted.
Answer: ankle
7. Hint: A suitable name for a baby born on Christmas Eve.
Answer: NEL
8. Hint: It's unlikely to leave a mess.
Answer: CAREFULLY
Mini-tips and answers
Hint 1D: Capital of Vietnam.
Answer: HANOI
2D clue: irritation.
Answer: IRRITATED
3D clue: a suitable name for a baby born on Christmas Eve
Answer: HOLLY
4D hint: Crying at a bullfight.
Answer: OLE
5D clue: “I even ___!” (modern complaint)
Answer: I CAN'T
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