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Completed NYT December 8, 2025 Mini Crossword.
Mini-tips and answers
1Hint: ___ Mahal
Answer: TAJ
4Hint: “Everything must go!” event
Answer: SALE
Hint 5: A deadly snake with upturned fangs.
Answer: VIPER
6. Hint: Netflix crime drama set in the mountains of Missouri.
Answer: OZARK
7Hint: W, on the map.
Answer: WEST
Mini-tips and answers
Hint 1D: Spanish small plates.
Answer: TAPAS
2D hint: making a phone call, for example.
Answer: WARNING
3D Hint: Evil Face
Answer: DERC
4D clue: shoebox number.
Answer: SIZE
5D hint: Oath
Answer: VOW
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