NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, December 2, 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

Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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ACROSS

  1. 1.Fittingly, the letters that bookend "Get along well"
  2. 4.Coke, e.g.
  3. 6.Sprite
  4. 8.Pepsi ___
  5. 9.Subway scurrier

DOWN

  1. 1.Measure of a country's economic output, for short
  2. 2.N.Y.C. mayor Adams
  3. 3.Vegas casino shaped like a pyramid
  4. 5.___ monster (venomous lizard)
  5. 7.Have a bite

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Tuesday, December 2, 2025

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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Fittingly, the letters that bookend "Get along well"(GEL)
  2. 4.Coke, e.g.(DRUG)
  3. 6.Sprite(PIXIE)
  4. 8.Pepsi ___(COLA)
  5. 9.Subway scurrier(RAT)

DOWN

  1. 1.Measure of a country's economic output, for short(GDP)
  2. 2.N.Y.C. mayor Adams(ERIC)
  3. 3.Vegas casino shaped like a pyramid(LUXOR)
  4. 5.___ monster (venomous lizard)(GILA)
  5. 7.Have a bite(EAT)

About the Tuesday, December 2, 2025 NYT Mini

This puzzle has 5 columns, 5 rows, 5 Across clues and 5 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 PIXIE, answering “Sprite.” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.