NYT Mini Crossword Answers for November 29, 2025
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Sam Ezersky.
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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A P____ · 6A T_____ · 7A N______ · 8A A______ · 9A A_____ · 10A C____ · 11A P___ · 1D P______ · 2D U______ · 3D C_____ · 4D K____ · 5D S___ · 6D T_____ · 7D N____
Across
1A: Hockey disks
PUCKS · more answers for this clue
6A: Signature headwear for Mr. Monopoly
TOPHAT · more answers for this clue
7A: Seedy establishment?
NURSERY · more answers for this clue
8A: Bioweapon at the center of a 2001 envelope scare
ANTHRAX · more answers for this clue
9A: Cleverly skillful
ADROIT · more answers for this clue
10A: Sleeping enclosure for a pet dog
CRATE · more answers for this clue
11A: Picks up the tab
PAYS · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Play, as a film character
PORTRAY · more answers for this clue
2D: Ultimate consequences
UPSHOTS · more answers for this clue
3D: Sweetheart, in French
CHERIE · more answers for this clue
4D: 24-___ gold
KARAT · more answers for this clue
5D: River in which Achilles was dipped (except for his heel!)
STYX · more answers for this clue
6D: Frozen landscape
TUNDRA · more answers for this clue
7D: Civil rights org. co-founded by W.E.B. Du Bois
NAACP · more answers for this clue
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PUCKS
TOPHAT
NURSERY
ANTHRAX
ADROIT
CRATE
PAYS
FAQ
1-Across: Hockey disks
PUCKS.
6-Across: Signature headwear for Mr. Monopoly
TOPHAT.
7-Across: Seedy establishment?
NURSERY.
8-Across: Bioweapon at the center of a 2001 envelope scare
ANTHRAX.
9-Across: Cleverly skillful
ADROIT.
10-Across: Sleeping enclosure for a pet dog
CRATE.
11-Across: Picks up the tab
PAYS.
1-Down: Play, as a film character
PORTRAY.
2-Down: Ultimate consequences
UPSHOTS.
3-Down: Sweetheart, in French
CHERIE.
4-Down: 24-___ gold
KARAT.
5-Down: River in which Achilles was dipped (except for his heel!)
STYX.
6-Down: Frozen landscape
TUNDRA.
7-Down: Civil rights org. co-founded by W.E.B. Du Bois
NAACP.