NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, November 29, 2025

Review the Across and Down clues from this puzzle, reveal optional hints, then check the completed grid and explanations for every answer.

Mini Crossword

Saturday, November 29, 2025
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ACROSS

  1. 1.Hockey disks
  2. 6.Signature headwear for Mr. Monopoly
  3. 7.Seedy establishment?
  4. 8.Bioweapon at the center of a 2001 envelope scare
  5. 9.Cleverly skillful
  6. 10.Sleeping enclosure for a pet dog
  7. 11.Picks up the tab

DOWN

  1. 1.Play, as a film character
  2. 2.Ultimate consequences
  3. 3.Sweetheart, in French
  4. 4.24-___ gold
  5. 5.River in which Achilles was dipped (except for his heel!)
  6. 6.Frozen landscape
  7. 7.Civil rights org. co-founded by W.E.B. Du Bois

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Saturday, November 29, 2025

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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Hockey disks(PUCKS)
  2. 6.Signature headwear for Mr. Monopoly(TOPHAT)
  3. 7.Seedy establishment?(NURSERY)
  4. 8.Bioweapon at the center of a 2001 envelope scare(ANTHRAX)
  5. 9.Cleverly skillful(ADROIT)
  6. 10.Sleeping enclosure for a pet dog(CRATE)
  7. 11.Picks up the tab(PAYS)

DOWN

  1. 1.Play, as a film character(PORTRAY)
  2. 2.Ultimate consequences(UPSHOTS)
  3. 3.Sweetheart, in French(CHERIE)
  4. 4.24-___ gold(KARAT)
  5. 5.River in which Achilles was dipped (except for his heel!)(STYX)
  6. 6.Frozen landscape(TUNDRA)
  7. 7.Civil rights org. co-founded by W.E.B. Du Bois(NAACP)

About the Saturday, November 29, 2025 NYT Mini

This puzzle has 7 columns, 7 rows, 7 Across clues and 7 Down clues. Use the clue list and blank grid first, then reveal the completed grid only when you need it.

One of today's longest entries is NURSERY, answering “Seedy establishment?.” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.