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The NYT mini crossword puzzle completed by December 20, 2025.
Mini through clues and answers
1Hint: A Boston-area university with an elephant mascot
Solution: TUF
6A Hint: Being Almost Out of Stock
Solution: RUNLOW
7A Clue: Adams’ Successor as Mayor of New York
Solution: MAMDANI
8A clue: “bad”, for “good”
Answer: ANTONYM
9A hint: “If you say so…”
Solution: IGUESS
10A clue: the counterparts of the republics
Solution: DEMS
Mini-clues and answers
Clue 1D: Belly, informally
Solution: TUMTUM
2D index: corrections with Ctrl+Z
Answer: CANCELED
3D Clue: Cream Desserts
Solution: FLANS
4D Index: Awards for Broadway Stars
Solution: TONYS
Clue 5D: Complete the first leg of a triathlon
Answer: SWIMMING
Clue 6D: A place to perfect your golf swing
Solution: RANGE
Clue 7D: Honey ___ (graham cracker brand)
Answer: MAID
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