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Completed NYT Little Crossword Puzzle for October 29, 2025.
Mini cross clues and answers
1 Guide: The skill taught in lifeguard training, in a nutshell
Answer: CPR
4a Evidence: Bob it!
The answer: the head
6A Clue: He was not given anything to eat
Answer: Eleventh
8A Guide: Twist it! Drag it!
Answer: Taffy
9A Idea: The best of the best
The answer: elite
Mini down clues and answers
Idea 1D: A way to move the trash to the trash can in the basement
Answer: Waterfall
2D clue: The word that can precede “code” or “colony”
The answer: penal
3D Guide: “Baby Beluga” musical.
Answer: Ravi
5D Guide: Meticulously skilled
Answer: deft
7D idea: change hair color
The answer: dye