The NY Times Mini Crossword December 30, 2025 puzzle by Christina Iverson is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 “Kiss” from a canine LICK
- 5 One hunted by K-pop stars, in a hit 2025 film DEMON
- 6 Athlete’s peak form AGAME
- 7 Molten rock in a volcano MAGMA
- 8 Beg PLEAD
Down
- 1 Paper size bigger than “letter” LEGAL
- 2 JPEG or PNG IMAGE
- 3 Oxford ___ (much-debated punctuation mark) COMMA
- 4 Work, as dough KNEAD
- 5 Neither dry nor soaked DAMP
MINI Clues are grouped in the order they appeared in the puzzle and If the answers above do not solve a specific clue just open the clue link and it will show you all the possible solutions that we have for that clue.