The NY Times Mini Crossword December 4, 2025 puzzle by Sam Ezersky is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Quick searchAcross
- 1 Butterfingers KLUTZ
- 6 Letter before beta ALPHA
- 7 Like “ad hoc” or “ad hominem” LATIN
- 8 Prestigious university in Atlanta EMORY
- 9 Word drawn out in speech before “… they’re off!” AND
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- 1 Dinosaur ___, vegetable so-named for its bumpy green texture KALE
- 2 Animal in a Peruvian herd LLAMA
- 3 Sinclair who wrote “The Jungle” UPTON
- 4 Base that’s 90 feet from home THIRD
- 5 Wild and funny ZANY
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