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NYT Mini Crossword Puzzle completed on October 20, 2025.
Mini cross clues and answers
1 guide: sound from the mouse
Answer: Click
6 Evidence: The multi-headed serpent killed by Hercules
Answer: Hydra
7 Evidence: View from the window of a cruise ship
The answer: the ocean
8 Clue: “See you later!”
The answer: peace
9 Evidence: An animal whose horns can grow up to one inch per day
The answer: to you
Mini down clues and answers
1D idea: dice, for example
Answer: stamp
2D Clue: French word meaning “high school”
Answer: Lacey
3D idea: 10 out of 10
The answer: perfect
Four-dimensional evidence: the sound made by a bat
Answer: crack
5D Guide: “Citizen ___”
Answer: Ken