The NY Times Mini Crossword December 12, 2025 puzzle by Joel Fagliano is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
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- 1 Bullet ___ (insect known for its painful sting) ANT
- 4 Setting for the children’s book “Good Night, Gorilla” ZOO
- 5 Mixed-breed dogs MUTTS
- 7 Language that gave us the words “democracy” and “philosophy” GREEK
- 8 Untidy MESSY
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- 1 Brilliant shade of blue AZURE
- 2 Classroom jottings NOTES
- 3 “100%,” in slang TOTES
- 5 Longtime movie studio now owned by Amazon MGM
- 6 Chicago W.N.B.A. team SKY
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