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Completed NYT December 28, 2025 Mini Crossword.
Mini-tips and answers
1. Hint: night outfit, in short.
Answer: PJS
Clue 4: A country that was once known as the “Land of a Million Elephants”.
Answer: LAOS
6Hint: A country led by a sultan
Answer: OMAN
Tip 7: A hat that helps create waves
Answer: DURAG
Tip 9: Country that celebrates National Ceviche Day
Answer: PERU
10. Hint: TV room.
Answer: DEN
Mini-tips and answers
Tip 1D: Go slow and hard.
Answer: FRUIT
2D hint: Stuck like a printer.
Answer: JAMUP
3D hint: Flew across the country… actually there are three of them!
Answer: LOCKED
5D Hint: Drum Kit Component
Answer: TRAP
Clue 8D: “Naked ___”
Answer: PISTOL
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