Today's Mini Crossword Puzzle Solutions from The New York Times for Saturday, 27th December
Today's Mini Crossword Puzzle Solutions from The New York Times for Saturday, 27th December
In case you missed last Friday's NYT Mini Crossword puzzle solution, it's available here:
It's the last weekend of 2025, marking the final Mini Crosswords before the new year, 2026, arrives on Wednesday. It's hard to believe how quickly the year has passed, almost like a blur! Here's to hoping the upcoming year is worth looking forward to. For now, let's dive into today's crossword!
NYT Mini is the smaller, faster, and more manageable version of the larger and more difficult NYT Crossword. Unlike its larger counterpart, it's freely accessible without a subscription to The New York Times. You can play it online or through the app, but the archive requires the app to access.
Below are the answers to today's Mini Crossword. Remember, spoiler alert!
ACROSS
1 — French lake — LAKE
4 — With ties to the Vatican — PAPAL
6 — Food bar with salsa and shells — TACO STATION
8 — A long, long time ago — AGES AGO
9 — Completely destroy — DESTROY
10 — Directions you read before starting a new board game — GAME RULES
11 — Animal seen at the vet — ANIMAL
DOWN
1 — Tied, as hiking boots — BOOT LACES
2 — One among the 12 in da Vinci's "The Last Supper" — APOSTLE
3 — Nightclub, like the Moulin Rouge — CABARET
4 — Medical device for an on-call doctor, now rare, due to smartphones — PAGER
5 — Nigerian city, Africa's most populous (over 21 million) — LAGOS
6 — Very tiny amount — LITTLE BIT
7 — Color sequence in ROYGBIV — RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, INDIGO, VIOLET
Not the most challenging Saturday Mini Crossword, but there were a few tricky ones, such as LAGOS. I must admit, I wasn't aware of its immense population. Some clues were easy, like RULES and PET. I struggled with PAGER more than CABARET since we don't rely on those antiquated devices any longer. I completed it in 2:45, but had to take short breaks due to other tasks.
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The Nyt Mini Crossword's French lake crossword clue is solved with the answer 'LAKE'. If you're looking for the crossword clue 'relating to the vatican', the answer is 'PAPAL'. For the clue 'one of 12 depicted in da vinci\'s "the last supper"', the answer is 'APOSTLE'. If you're struggling with the clue 'ties as hiking boots', the answer is 'BOOT LACES'. And for those searching for the Nyt Mini Crossword answers, you can find them in today's Mini Crossword archive, but it requires the app to access.