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Mini crossword answers for December 5, 2025

Mini Crossword · December 5, 2025 · Every hint stays hidden until you tap it

Every clue from today's NYT Mini, with the answers hidden until you want them. Start with the lengths, then first letters, then reveal.

Across clues and answer lengths
Across first letters
  • 1 starts with D
  • 4 starts with M
  • 5 starts with S
  • 6 starts with I
  • 7 starts with X
Show the across answers
  • 1 Across: Beaver's building project DAM
  • 4 Across: Unit of distance originally equivalent to 1,000 paces MILE
  • 5 Across: Number of dwarfs or deadly sins SEVEN
  • 6 Across: Extra-large film format IMAX
  • 7 Across: Crosses (out) XES
Down clues and answer lengths
Down first letters
  • 1 starts with D
  • 2 starts with A
  • 3 starts with M
  • 4 starts with M
  • 5 starts with S
Show the down answers
  • 1 Down: Difficult-to-work-with stars DIVAS
  • 2 Down: U.S. soccer star ___ Morgan ALEX
  • 3 Down: Roughly half of the adult population MEN
  • 4 Down: 5-Down-5-Across, for one MEME
  • 5 Down: Broadway musical about the wives of Henry VIII SIX
Show the solved grid
1D2A3M4MILE5SEVEN6IMAX7XES

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