NYT Mini Answers 12/18/2025

by Nate Parkerson

The NY Times Mini Crossword December 18, 2025 puzzle by Joel Fagliano is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.

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Across

1 Faux ___ (misstep) PAS
4 Folder for unfinished emails DRAFTS
7 Low-quality, machine-generated content, informally AISLOP
8 Field of plants BOTANY
9 Had a bite ATE

Down

1 Small yellow bowties, say PASTA
2 Black piano key next to G AFLAT
3 Piece of equipment in curling STONE
4 Faddish dance move of the mid-2010s DAB
5 ___ de Janeiro RIO
6 Costume that might include a black trench coat and sunglasses SPY

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.

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