NYT Mini Crossword Answers for December 5, 2025
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Christina Iverson.
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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A D__ · 4A M___ · 5A S____ · 6A I___ · 7A X__ · 1D D____ · 2D A___ · 3D M__ · 4D M___ · 5D S__
Across
1A: Beaver's building project
4A: Unit of distance originally equivalent to 1,000 paces
MILE · more answers for this clue
5A: Number of dwarfs or deadly sins
SEVEN · more answers for this clue
6A: Extra-large film format
IMAX · more answers for this clue
7A: Crosses (out)
Down
1D: Difficult-to-work-with stars
DIVAS · more answers for this clue
2D: U.S. soccer star ___ Morgan
ALEX · more answers for this clue
3D: Roughly half of the adult population
4D: 5-Down-5-Across, for one
MEME ·
5D: Broadway musical about the wives of Henry VIII
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DAM
MILE
SEVEN
IMAX
XES
FAQ
1-Across: Beaver's building project
DAM.
4-Across: Unit of distance originally equivalent to 1,000 paces
MILE.
5-Across: Number of dwarfs or deadly sins
SEVEN.
6-Across: Extra-large film format
IMAX.
7-Across: Crosses (out)
XES.
1-Down: Difficult-to-work-with stars
DIVAS.
2-Down: U.S. soccer star ___ Morgan
ALEX.
3-Down: Roughly half of the adult population
MEN.
4-Down: 5-Down-5-Across, for one
MEME.
5-Down: Broadway musical about the wives of Henry VIII
SIX.