In case you missed Monday’s NYT Mini, here are the answers:

ForbesToday’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues and Solutions for Monday December 23rdFrom Paul Tassi

The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword puzzle. Most days there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five-by-five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.

In contrast to its bigger brother, the NYT Mini Crosswords are free to play on the New York Times website or the NYT Games app. However, you will need a NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.

The NYT Mini is a fun daily distraction that usually takes no time at all. I’m trying to beat the standard weekday grid in under a minute. But sometimes I can’t quite figure out a clue or two and have to give away the answer.

To help you avoid this, here is the NYT Mini Crossword puzzle solutions (Of course, there are spoilers ahead):

NYT Mini Crossword Clues and Solutions

ABOVE

1) Christmas ___ – EVENING

4) Longing for it as a Christmas cookie – CRAVE

6) Instrument heard in many Christmas carols – ORGAN

7) Rounded Heap – MOUND

8) Vintner’s Device – PRESS

DOWN

1) The corrector’s catch – ERROR

2) Like a Christmas wish list that only says “toys” – VAG

3) Chris from Knives Out – EVANS

4) Free Provision – COMP

5) Comes to an end – END

Well, on the Chris note, it would be either Evans, Pine or Hemsworth, and only one fit that spot. They also tried to put a few Christmas items here, including the day it is on. I imagine the entire puzzle is based on this starting word. I’m not sure if there will be any of these for Christmas, but I’m assuming you’ll need to do something on your phone after opening the presents.

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