NYT Mini Crossword Answers for December 13, 2025: Hints and Solutions for Today’s Puzzles
Looking for help with today’s New York Times puzzles? CNET is providing answers and hints for the December 13, 2025 Mini Crossword, as well as guidance for popular games like Wordle, Strands, Connections, and Connections: Sports Edition. The Mini Crossword, described by some as unusually lengthy for its format, presents a unique challenge for puzzle enthusiasts.
According to reports, solvers can find additional assistance and tips for improving their daily puzzle-solving skills through dedicated resources. For those seeking solutions to other NYT games, CNET’s puzzle hints page offers comprehensive coverage.
Decoding Today’s Mini Crossword: Clues and Answers
The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for December 13, 2025, as captured in a screenshot by CNET, reveals the following solutions:
Across
- 1A: Field trip vehicle – BUS
- 4A: Peter’s antagonist, in a musical tale – WOLF
- 8A: “Keep me posted,” in texts – LMK
- 9A: Opera solo – ARIA
- 10A: ___Pen (emergency device) – EPI
- 11A: With 12-Across, gets in order – SETS
- 12A: With 14-Across, what a tennis champ might win a match in – STRAIGHT
- 14A: See 12-Across – SETS
- 15A: “A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away …” – AGO
- 16A: Shy and gentle – MEEK
- 17A: Prefix with apology or answer – NON
- 18A: Comes to a close – ENDS
- 19A: Have to pay – OWE
Down
- 1D: “Goodness gracious!” – BLESSME
- 2D: Indefinitely many, informally – UMPTEEN
- 3D: Avoided, as an issue – SKIRTED
- 4D: “Now, where ___?” – WASI
- 5D: Green topping at a pizza parlor – OREGANO
- 6D: John who played Churchill on “The Crown” – LITHGOW
- 7D: Sneaky trick to “pull” – FASTONE
- 13D: Doesn’t just assume one has permission – ASKS
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