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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Dec. 4, 2025.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Butterfingers
Answer: KLUTZ
6A clue: Letter before beta
Answer: ALPHA
7A clue: Like “ad hoc” or “ad hominem”
Answer: LATIN
8A clue: Prestigious university in Atlanta
Answer: EMORY
9A clue: Word drawn out in speech before “… they’re off!”
Answer: AND
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Dinosaur ___, vegetable so-named for its bumpy green texture
Answer: KALE
2D clue: Animal in a Peruvian herd
Answer: LLAMA
3D clue: Sinclair who wrote “The Jungle”
Answer: UPTON
4D clue: Base that’s 90 feet from home
Answer: THIRD
5D clue: Wild and funny
Answer: ZANY
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