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NYT Mini Crossword December 18, 2025 Answers

Every clue and answer for the New York Times Mini Crossword on December 18, 2025. Tap any clue to see the other dates it has appeared.

Across

5BlokeCHAP

9Composer RoremNED

12Peter Fonda roleULEE

13Theater awardOBIE

14Roof ornamentEPI

15Santa’s homeNORTHPOLE

17Asian holidayTET

18Painter Georges --SEURAT

19Actress/singer JenniferLOPEZ

21Freudian conceptID

22Type of beamLASER

27Debussy’s “La --”MER

28Vegas cubesDICE

31Little louseNIT

32Rocker RoseAXL

33Hake’s relativeCOD

34Needing linimentACHY

36PairDUO

37AllowsLETS

38LeavesPAGES

41Garden statuetteGNOME

43“-- Nights” (Mark Wahlberg film)BOOGIE

47Like sashimiRAW

48Gift giver’s warningNOPEEKING

51“Hail!”AVE

52Fashion’s CassiniOLEG

53AwestruckAGOG

54Aachen articleDER

55Tosses inADDS

56Metal boxesTINS

Down

2Body lotion ingredientALOE

3Lima’s landPERU

4Block-dropping computer gameTETRIS

5Egyptian ChristianCOPT

6“Veep” airerHBO

7Have the fluAIL

8Facial treatmentsPEELS

9Post-discount costNETPRICE

10Slender weaponEPEE

11BubbleheadDITZ

20British ref. workOED

22Luxury car brandLEXUS

23Guthrie of folkARLO

24Garten of the Food NetworkINA

25Actor Cage, to friendsNIC

26Ultimate degreeNTHPOWER

30Bradley and AsnerEDS

35Candied veggieYAM

37BeholdLOOKAT

39Salami choiceGENOA

40Female rabbitDOE

41Diploma recipientGRAD

42Cathedral areaNAVE

43PleadsBEGS

44Leslie Caron roleGIGI

46Flan ingredientsEGGS

50Walker, on a signPED

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