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NYT MINI CROSSWORDThe New York Times
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1 Wine barrelView answer 5 Leader of the Pussycats, in comics and filmView answer 6 In a nutshellView answer 7 2026 N.B.A. championsView answer 8 Denial that sounds like 7-Across in Pig LatinView answerDown
1 "Santa Claus Is ___ to Town" (holiday hit)View answer 2 Pet adoption org.View answer 3 Like the texture of fine bedsheetsView answer 4 Bad things to leave locked in your houseView answer 5 "We said the same thing at the same time!"View answer 6 Hit the slopesView answerYour puzzle stays a surprise. Answers appear only on the individual clue pages.
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The Mini is a compact crossword from The New York Times. Solve the Across and Down clues to fill the grid.