NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, December 9, 2025

NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Dec. 9, 2025

Today’s Mini Crossword is a tougher-than-usual Tuesday puzzle, with clever wordplay (like 1-Across) and fast-paced fill-ins requiring solid general knowledge. Whether you got stuck on the leftovers clue or the Spanish translation, here are the complete answers for all entries.

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Mini Across Clues & Answers

1A — “Apt profession for someone named Rosemary or Ginger”

Answer: CHEF
A clever culinary pun referencing herbs/spices.

5A — “Get to go, as leftovers”

Answer: BOXUP
The phrase for packing leftovers into a takeout box.

7A — “Word that can precede Bowl or Glue”

Answer: SUPER
Super Bowl / Super Glue.

8A — “Intense anger”

Answer: RAGE

9A — “‘Cut that out!'”

Answer: STOP

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Mini Down Clues & Answers

1D — “Stephen Colbert’s network”

Answer: CBS

2D — “Noted group of 24”

Answer: HOURS
A day consists of 24 hours.

3D — “One living abroad, informally”

Answer: EXPAT

4D — “Spanish for ‘fire'”

Answer: FUEGO

6D — “Do some kitchen work”

Answer: PREP
As in prepping food.

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FAQs – NYT Mini Crossword Help

1. Was today’s Mini Crossword difficult?

Yes — it was slightly tougher, mainly due to wordplay clues like CHEF and BOXUP.

2. What was the trickiest clue today?

Most solvers found 5A: BOXUP challenging because it’s less commonly used in everyday speech.

3. How many clues were in today’s Mini?

There were five across clues and five down clues.

4. When does the NYT Mini release?

It appears daily at 12:00 a.m. local time in the NYT Games app or website.

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Written by Anish Puzzle Expert at TechBoltX

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