The NYT Mini Crossword for December 10, 2025, is here to challenge your puzzle skills! This daily mini puzzle offers a quick, fun way to exercise your brain.

If you’re stuck, check out today’s helpful clues and answers below to keep your streak alive.

Clue	Answer
Across
1A: Brief snooze	NAP
4A: With 1-Down, not under any circumstances	NORWAY
6A: Busiest airport in the Midwest	OHARE
7A: Doesn’t take vacation, say	WORKS
8A: Anderson who directed “The Phoenician Scheme”	WES
Down
1D: See 4-Across	NOHOW
2D: Cognizant (of)	AWARE
3D: “___ and Recreation” (2010s sitcom)	PARKS
4D: Right this moment	NOW
5D: “Amen to that!”	YES

Each day features fresh words and clever hints—perfect for beginners and crossword veterans alike. Dive in, solve today’s mini, and boost your brainpower in minutes. Don’t forget to check back daily for the newest hints and solutions to keep conquering The New York Times Mini Crossword!

Wordle is a fun daily puzzle that challenges you to guess a five-letter word. Ready to crack today’s game? We’ve got clues and the answer below! Today, the Wordle answer uses common letters, with a repeated vowel to keep you guessing. Need hints? The word means “to remove,” has two vowels (one repeated), and starts and ends with E. Still stumped? The answer is ERASE.

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The USA Today Crossword puzzle challenges players each day with clever clues that test vocabulary and general knowledge. If you’re stuck or just curious, we have today’s hints and answers right here to help you finish strong. Whether you’re puzzling over “1A: ‘I’m good, thanks’” or a tricky down clue, check the solutions below.

Across

1A “I’m good, thanks” – IMSET

5A Appliances for making egg tarts – OVENS

10A Parcel of land – LOT

13A “Me = awesome!” – IMAC

15A “Silent Night,” for one – CAROL

16A “We met so long ___!” – AGO

17A Alpine lake by Reno – TAHOE

18A Started playing for pay – TURNEDPRO

20A “That’s ___ my pay grade” – ABOVE

21A Commercials – ADS

22A Make simpler – EASE

23A Nonsensical – BOSH

25A K2 or Kilimanjaro (Abbr.) – MT

26A Lentil dish – DAAL

28A Flood barrier – LEVEE

30A “That’s all there ___ it!” – IS TO

34A Small hailstone – SLEET

36A Genre for Vampire Weekend – INDIE

38A More frosty – ICIER

39A Like faded photographs – OLD

40A “Crazy” singer Patsy – CLINE

41A Disappears inexplicably – VANISHES

43A Princess Jasmine’s father, for one – SULTAN

44A Match up, like video and audio – SYNC

45A “In what place?” – WHERE

47A Fish in an unagi roll – EEL

48A “Sooo cute!” – AWE

50A Animals that can clap their flippers – SEALS

52A Soft drink often mixed with rum – COLA

54A Tea, in Korean – CHA

55A Group of top players – ELITE

59A Jigsaw or nail gun – TOOL

61A Poke fun at – RIB

62A Unreturnable tennis serve – ACE

63A Hunt like a panther – PROWL

64A Shiver-inducing – EERIE

65A Wordless acknowledgment – NOD

66A “Carrie” actress Spacek – SISSY

67A Exam for an aspiring J.D. – LSAT

Down

1D Falafel bread – PITA

2D United ___ Emirates – ARAB

3D London neighborhood bordering Chinatown – SOHO

4D Heat rating system for chili peppers – SCOVILLE

5D Gas rating number – OCTANE

6D Theatrical revues popular in the early 20th century – VARS

7D Commits a blunder – ERRS

8D ___stop flight – NON

9D Frozen rain – SLEET

10D Swimmer’s units – LAPS

11D Hulking creature in folklore – OGRE

12D As well – TOO

14D Very perceptive – ACUTE

19D Romance writer whose novels have all been bestsellers – NORA

24D Prefix for “country” or “pop” – SUB

25D Pre-___ student – MED

26D Fake duck, e.g. – DECOY

27D Martian, for example – ALIEN

29D Grand finale – END

31D Petty malice – SPITE

32D Like the Thai language – TONAL

33D Honest about emotions – RAW

34D Mud-loving farm animals – SWINE

35D Period in history – ERA

37D Post-OR destination – ICU

39D “That’s so cool!” – OHBOY

42D Common URL starter – HTTPS

43D Habitat for dolphins – SEA

46D “No kidding?” – REALLY

49D Twists out of shape – WARPS

51D Not on time – LATE

52D Pixar film with the song “Remember Me” – COCO

53D Not yet paid – OWING

54D Murmurs lovingly – COOS

56D Bunny parts that twitch – EARS

57D Dhamek Stupa’s continent – ASIA

58D Come face-to-face with – MEET

59D Vessel for searing salmon – TIN

60D Prefix meaning “three” – TRI

Don’t forget, solving crosswords is a fun way to sharpen your mind! Come back daily for fresh USA Today Crossword hints and answers to keep your puzzling streak going strong. Happy solving!