In case you missed Monday’s NYT Mini Crossword, you can find the answers here:

ForbesToday’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues and Solutions for Monday December 9thFrom Erik Cain

Another day, another NYT mini crossword puzzle to solve. Autumn is almost over. Winter is coming. And Christmas. And New Year’s Eve. There’s a lot to do! Decorate! Lights! The tree! Last minute purchases. But now we’re solving this problem, Mini.

The NYT Mini is a smaller, faster, more digestible and bite-sized version of the larger and more challenging NYT Crossword and, unlike its bigger brother, is free to play without requiring a New York Times subscription. You can play it on the web or in the app, although you need the app to manage the archive.

Answers to today’s mini crossword puzzle below. . . .

Spoilers ahead!

ABOVE

1 – “The ___”, “Seinfeld” episode in which Kramer gets everyone tickets to “Pagliacci” – OPERA

6 – The fourth of Santa’s eight reindeer (plus Rudolph!) – VIXEN

7 – Live and Breathe – EXIST

8 – Baptisms and the like – RITES

9 – Quarrelsome – TESTY

DOWN

1 – Obviously visible to all – OPEN

2 – mischievous creature of folklore – PIXIE

3 – Airplane Rows with Extra Legroom – EXITS

4 – To do this, press the power button on a Nintendo Switch – RESET for about 15 seconds

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That was a little trickier than yesterday. I couldn’t remember what that was Seinfeld The episode was called and it took me a while to figure it out. I was able to remember the reindeer a little quicker and soon everything came together…so after 2:09.

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