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NYT Mini Crossword Puzzle completed on October 18, 2025.
Mini cross clues and answers
1A Idea: Class for dummies?
Answer: CPR
Evidence 4A: Mysterious introductory brand
Answer: UGG
7 Clue: The mineral a miner is looking for
The answer: raw
8 Evidence: TSA ___ check
The answer: before
9Guide: I am in Marseille
Answer: Ministry of Interior
10 Evidence: The author of “The Da Vinci Code” Brown
Answer: Dan
11 Evidence: The fan base of a major K-Pop group
Answer: BTSARMY
13 Evidence: The fastest growing religion in the world, with nearly 350 million new observers in the past decade
The answer: Islam
14Evidence: Like a thick winter jacket, for example
Answer: puffy
15 Guide: Ticketmaster Purchases
The answer: seats
Mini down clues and answers
1D Guide: A tool in your shaving toolkit
Answer: comb
2D Idea: Helpful nuggets from the experts
Answer: Protypes
3D idea: Publish again as a magazine issue
Answer: Reissue
Four-dimensional guide: A gust of air toward the sky
The answer: the updated one
5D Guide: Record of the Year and Best New Artist
Answer: Grammy
6D Guide: The millennial generation group, unofficially
Answer: Jenny
12D Manual:__Romeo (Italian sports car)
Answer: alpha