Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Dec. 27

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Need help with today's mini crossword puzzle? For a mini crossword, it's quite long and some of the clues are tricky. The answer to the question “10-Across” is of course not the expression I use. Read on. And if you need some tips and tricks for your daily solution, check out our Tips for Mini Crosswords.

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Let's move on to the mini crossword clues and answers.

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Completed NYT December 27, 2025 Mini Crossword.

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Mini-tips and answers

1Hint: fashionable
Answer: HIP

Hint 4. Product sold in the “Office”.
Answer: PAPER

6. Hint: Someone is writing a performance review
Answer: MANAGER

Tip 8: C 5-Down is a redundant synonym for “result.”
Answer: THE END

Hint 9. Quiet ___ mouse.
Answer: ASA

10. Hint: constantly says compliments in slang.
Answer: GAZESAP

12. Hint: ski hill.
Answer: MOGUL

13Tip: feeling anxious
Answer: ANGST

Mini-tips and answers

Hint 1D: Personal Involvement
Answer: HANDSON

2D hint: Hoppy beer for short.
Answer: IPA

3D Clue: A mythical horse whose name is an anagram of the word “10-Across”.
Answer: PEGASUS

Hint 4D: The last word in the palindromic sentence “Man, plan, channel…”
Answer: PANAMA

Hint 5D: See 8-Across.
Answer: RESULT

Clue 6D: Ryan from When Harry Met Sally…
Answer: MEG

Hint 7D: Genre for Playboi Carti and Cardi B
Answer: REP

Clue 11D: There's something in the Easter basket.
Answer: EGG


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