NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, December 6, 2025

NYT Mini Crossword Hints & Answers for Dec. 6, 2025

Today’s Saturday NYT Mini Crossword is slightly larger and more challenging than weekday grids — featuring pop culture references, world geography, phonetics, and even percussion mouth sounds. If any clue stalled your progress, here is the full set of hints and complete answers.

The Mini Crossword now requires an NYT Games subscription, but TechBoltX continues delivering daily solutions and clean explanations so you can solve quickly with confidence.

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Across Hints (First Letter Given)

• 1A: “Stop, Your Honor!” – I
• 8A: Mont Blanc’s mountain range – T
• 9A: “‘Hips Don’t Lie’ singer” – S
• 10A: Professor’s helpers, for short – T
• 11A: Cotton, linen and satin – F
• 15A: Words before sharing a funny joke – I
• 16A: Woman named in “Roxanne” by The Police – R

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Down Hints (First Letter Given)

• 1D: The “I” of T.G.I.F. – I
• 2D: “NOW I understand!” – O
• 3D: Make percussion noises with one’s mouth – B
• 4D: Capital of Indonesia – J
• 5D: Speech shortening, like “cap’n” – E
• 6D: EMT’s skill – C
• 7D: They may ask you to remove your shoes – T
• 11D: Christmas tree variety – F
• 12D: “Many moons ___” – A
• 13D: Channel whose initials appear hidden in “CHANNEL” – C
• 14D: Get a glimpse of – S

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✔️ Mini Across Answers (Dec. 6)

• 1A: I OBJECT
• 8A: THE ALPS
• 9A: SHAKIRA
• 10A: TAS
• 11A: FABRICS
• 15A: I GOT ONE
• 16A: ROXANNE

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✔️ Mini Down Answers (Dec. 6)

• 1D: IT’S
• 2D: OHH
• 3D: BEATBOX
• 4D: JAKARTA
• 5D: ELISION
• 6D: CPR
• 7D: TSA
• 11D: FIR
• 12D: AGO
• 13D: CNN
• 14D: SEE

These answers complete today’s Mini Crossword grid, with BEATBOX, ELISION, and ROXANNE being the trickiest fills for most solvers.

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FAQs – NYT Mini Crossword Dec. 6

1. Is today’s Mini Crossword harder than usual?

Yes — Saturday Minis often expand the grid and include more challenging vocabulary.

2. What was the trickiest clue today?

Most solvers struggle with 3D (BEATBOX) and 5D (ELISION) due to their specialized wording.

3. How many across and down clues were there today?

Today features 7 across clues and 11 down clues, more than a typical weekday Mini.

4. Why can’t I access the Mini Crossword for free anymore?

NYT now requires an NYT Games subscription for all Mini Crosswords, including archives.

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Written by Anish Puzzle Expert at TechBoltX

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