The NY Times Mini Crossword November 12, 2025 puzzle by Sam Ezersky is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Place with ships and slips DOCK
- 5 Assignment for a delivery driver ROUTE
- 6 Way in ENTRY
- 7 What might leave stains on a gardener’s pants SOIL
- 8 Fearsome dinosaur, for short TREX
Down
- 1 Person giving blood DONOR
- 2 Kind of belly button that 10% of the world has OUTIE
- 3 Shortcut for “cut,” for short CTRLX
- 4 Door opener … like 6-Across? KEY
- 5 “Oh, give it a ___ already!” REST
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