- - NYT Mini Crossword Answers, Hints for Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Choya JohnsonDecember 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM

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If you're anything like me, the day is not complete until I finish all of the free word games from the New York Times. Working on the daily Connections, Connections Sports Edition, Wordle, and Strands is a whole ritual for many of us. And we can't forget about the NYT's The Mini Crossword, too!

Although the NYT is known for "The Crossword," a larger puzzle for paid subscribers, The Mini has quite the fan following as well. This particular game resets at 10 p.m., unlike some of the others that start over at midnight.

So, if you're working on today's Mini on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, and need some help (I've been there), get ready to read the clues and solutions for each line. We have them separated into hints first for both "Across" and "Down" words, followed by "Across Answers" and "Down Answers," so be careful if you want to avoid spoilers as you scroll!

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Hints for NYT's The Mini Crossword on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Here are additional clues for each of the words in today's Mini Crossword.

NYT Mini Across Hints

1 Across: Many a participant in the 2025 "6-7" trend — HINT: Starts with the letter "K"

4 Across: Like 2025, to the French? — HINT: Starts with the letter "F"5 Across: The last one was minted in 2025 — HINT: Ends with the letter "Y"6 Across: The O's in XOXO — HINT: Starts with the letter "H"7 Across: "Real" ones became required in 2025 — HINT: Ends with the letter "S"

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NYT Mini Down Hints

1 Down: No ___ (2025 protest) — HINT: Ends with the letter "S"

2 Down: Travelers' lodgings — HINT: Starts with the letter "I"

3 Down: Home project inits. — HINT: Ends with the letter "Y"

4 Down: Drake and Kendrick Lamar had a high-profile one — HINT: Ends with the letter "D"

5 Down: The 2025 Super Bowl champion Eagles, on scoreboards — HINT: Starts with the letter "P"

Answers to NYT's The Mini Crossword for Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Don't go any further unless you want to know exactly what the correct words are in today's Mini Crossword.

NYT Mini Across Answers

1 Across: Many a participant in the 2025 "6-7" trend — KID

4 Across: Like 2025, to the French? — FINI5 Across: The last one was minted in 2025 — PENNY6 Across: The O's in XOXO — HUGS7 Across: "Real" ones became required in 2025 — IDS

NYT Mini Down Answers

1 Down: No ___ (2025 protest) — KINGS

2 Down: Travelers' lodgings — INNS

3 Down: Home project inits — DIY

4 Down: Drake and Kendrick Lamar had a high-profile one — FEUD

5 Down: The 2025 Super Bowl champion Eagles, on scoreboards — PHI

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