NYT Mini Crossword answers today for Thursday, December 5 2024

Charles Curtis

5 December 2024 at 8:32 am·1-min read

WARNING: THERE ARE NYT MINI CROSSWORD SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT THE DECEMBER 5, 2024 NYT MINI CROSSWORDS SPOILED FOR YOU.

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If you're a fan of New York Times games like Wordle or Spelling Bee or Connections, chances are you are someone who does the NYT Mini Crossword puzzle every day, which is super fun given that there's a timer for an additional challenge.

And if that's the case and you're truly stumped, fear not! We're here to help with the answers for today's puzzle, to get you unstuck.

Here's a look at today's answers:

1 Across: Crunch muscles, informally

Abs

4 Across: Brings in at harvest time

Reaps

7 Across: Homophone for a winter vegetable

Carat

8 Across: Prompt someone to say "Why don't you take a picture -- it'll last longer!"

Stare

9 Across: Freshly minted

New

1 Down: Shapes of rainbows

Arcs

2 Down: Homophone for a winter vegetable

Beat

3 Down: Kitchen wrap brand

Saran

5 Down: Homophone for a winter fruit

Pare

6 Down: Warm, hearty winter meal

Stew

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NYT Mini Crossword answers today for Thursday, December 5 2024

1 Across: Crunch muscles, informally

4 Across: Brings in at harvest time

7 Across: Homophone for a winter vegetable

8 Across: Prompt someone to say "Why don't you take a picture -- it'll last longer!"

9 Across: Freshly minted

1 Down: Shapes of rainbows

2 Down: Homophone for a winter vegetable

3 Down: Kitchen wrap brand

5 Down: Homophone for a winter fruit

6 Down: Warm, hearty winter meal

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