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The NYT mini crossword puzzle completed by October 20, 2025.
Mini through clues and answers
1A clue: the sound of a mouse
Answer: CLICK
6A clue: Many-headed serpent killed by Hercules
Answer: HYDRA
7A Clue: View from a Cruise Ship Window
Answer: OCEAN
8A hint: “See you later!” »
Answer: PEACE
9 Hint: Animal whose antlers can grow up to an inch per day
Answer: ELK
Mini-clues and answers
1D clue: dice, for example
Solution: CHOP
Clue 2D: French for “high school”
Answer: HIGH SCHOOL
3D index: 10 out of 10
Answer: IDEAL
Clue 4D: the sound of a bat
Solution: CRACK
Clue 5D: “Citizen ___”
Answer: KANE
