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The NYT mini crossword puzzle completed by October 22, 2025.
Mini through clues and answers
1A Clue: A Room Full of Students
Answer: CLASS
6Hint: Something to Bring in a Brown Paper Bag
Answer: LUNCH
7A clue: __ Harbor, tourist area of Baltimore
Answer: INTERIOR
8A Hint: Where Many Stephen King Novels Are Set
Solution: HAND
9A clue: Beagle or bulldog
Answer: RACE
Mini-clues and answers
1D clue: do bouldering, for example
Answer: CLIMB
Clue 2D: ___ New Year
Answer: LUNAR
3D Clue: Redhead of Music/Film Fame
Answer: ANNIE
4D Clue: Something an Actor Could Steal
Answer: SCENE
Clue 5D: Tear into pieces
Solution: SHRED
