Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answer on Dec 18, 2025

Daily answers for the New York Times Mini Crossword game.

Mini Crossword

Thursday, December 18, 2025
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9

ACROSS

  1. 1.Faux ___ (misstep)
  2. 4.Folder for unfinished emails
  3. 7.Low-quality, machine-generated content, informally
  4. 8.Field of plants
  5. 9.Had a bite

DOWN

  1. 1.Small yellow bowties, say
  2. 2.Black piano key next to G
  3. 3.Piece of equipment in curling
  4. 4.Faddish dance move of the mid-2010s
  5. 5.___ de Janeiro
  6. 6.Costume that might include a black trench coat and sunglasses

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Thursday, December 18, 2025

1P
2A
3S
4D
5R
A
F
T
6S
7A
I
S
L
O
P
8B
O
T
A
N
Y
9A
T
E

Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Faux ___ (misstep)(PAS)
  2. 4.Folder for unfinished emails(DRAFTS)
  3. 7.Low-quality, machine-generated content, informally(AISLOP)
  4. 8.Field of plants(BOTANY)
  5. 9.Had a bite(ATE)

DOWN

  1. 1.Small yellow bowties, say(PASTA)
  2. 2.Black piano key next to G(AFLAT)
  3. 3.Piece of equipment in curling(STONE)
  4. 4.Faddish dance move of the mid-2010s(DAB)
  5. 5.___ de Janeiro(RIO)
  6. 6.Costume that might include a black trench coat and sunglasses(SPY)