The NY Times Mini Crossword October 17, 2025 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 “The Naked Gun” or “Scary Movie” SPOOF
- 6 ___ cut (short hairstyle) PIXIE
- 7 Napoleon’s punishment after the Battle of Waterloo EXILE
- 8 Surrendered CEDED
- 9 They travel up and down snow-covered hills SLEDS
Down
- 1 Glasses, informally SPECS
- 2 Dot on a computer screen PIXEL
- 3 Nitrous ___ (laughing gas) OXIDE
- 4 De-squeaked, as a bike chain OILED
- 5 Scrollable features of social media FEEDS
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