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Completed NYT December 26, 2025 Mini Crossword.
Mini-tips and answers
1. Hint: let's say fluffy and green.
Answer: MOSHI
6Tip: A state famous for its potatoes
Answer: IDAHO
7. Hint: like a true friend.
Answer: LOYAL
8. Hint: she drank
Answer: DRINK
Tip 9: The pronoun is often paired with the word “she.”
Answer: SHE
Mini-tips and answers
Hint 1D: Not spicy like salsa.
Answer: SOFT
2D Tip: Causes of a Wrinkled Nose
Answer: SMELLS
3D hint: words from a doctor examining your tonsils
Answer: DEAR
4D Clue: Comedian Gillies
Answer: SHANE
Hint 5D: Part of the egg used to make hollandaise sauce
Answer: YOLTKOV
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