Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Dec. 9

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Completed NYT December 9, 2025 Mini Crossword.

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Mini-tips and answers

1. Hint: A suitable profession for someone named Rosemary or Ginger.
Answer: CHEF-CHEF

5. Hint: time to go, leftovers
Answer: BOXAP

7. Hint: a word that can be preceded by “Bowl” or “Glue”.
Answer: SUPER

8. Hint: intense anger.
Answer: RAGE

9. Prompt: “Stop it!”
Answer: STOP

Mini-tips and answers

Hint 1D: Stephen Colbert's Network
Answer: CBS

2D clue: marked group of 24 people.
Answer: CLOCK

3D clue: a person living unofficially abroad
Answer: EXPAT

Clue 4D: Spanish for fire.
Answer: FUEGO

Tip 6D: Work in the kitchen
Answer: PREPARATION


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