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NYT Mini Crossword December 15, 2022 Answers

Every clue and answer for the New York Times Mini Crossword on December 15, 2022. Tap any clue to see the other dates it has appeared.

Across

1Mighty treesOAKS

5Gridiron scores, for shortTDS

8Dance moveSTEP

12Ancient letterRUNE

13“Alley —”OOP

14SpedTORE

15At the summit ofATOP

16TeenyWEE

17Victor’s cryIWIN

18Skin sootherLOTION

20Film festival cityCANNES

23Dol. fractionsCTS

24SnapshotsPICS

27WaylaidAMBUSHED

32— Mae (Whoopi’s role in “Ghost”)ODA

33Aussie hopperROO

34Neither Rep. nor Dem.IND

35Starbucks orderESPRESSO

38Makes a choiceOPTS

39Have breakfastEAT

40Gingerbread —MAN

42In disarrayUNTIDY

45Polynesian islandTAHITI

49New Mexico resortTAOS

50Id counterpartEGO

52ScentODOR

53Life — know itASWE

55Spartan queenLEDA

56Poker holdingHAND

58June honoreesDADS

Down

2CarAUTO

3Shoelace snarlKNOT

4Old photo tintsSEPIAS

5Limo alternativesTOWNCARS

6Female rabbitDOE

7Detail, in shortSPEC

8Brief jobsSTINTS

9County subdivisionTOWNSHIP

10Pennsylvania portERIE

19Choice word?OR

21Prefix with punctureACU

24“The Raven” writerPOE

25Check-cashing needsIDS

26South African cityCAPETOWN

28Aug. and Sept.MOS

29Place of prosperityBOOMTOWN

30Tolkien creatureENT

31Driller’s deg.DDS

36ElevatedRAISED

37Timetable abbr.ETD

38In phone limboONHOLD

41Battery sizeAA

42Hexagonal stateUTAH

43“Apollo 13” org.NASA

44EvergreensYEWS

46NotionIDEA

47Lincoln in-lawTODD

48Nest egg choicesIRAS

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