Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Nov. 18

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The NYT mini crossword puzzle completed by November 18, 2025.
Mini through clues and answers
1Hint: Coarse wool fabric often used to make jackets
Solution: TWED
6A clue: Alternative rock group with the album “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”
Solution: WILCO
7 Hint: Perfect
Answer: IDEAL
8A Hint: Americana or Country
Answer: GENDER
9A hint: “Mean cool, dude!” »
Answer: RAD
Mini-clues and answers
Clue 1D: A small piece of kindling
Answer: TWIG
2D index: more extensive
Solution: WIDER
3D Clue: Kagan on the Supreme Court
Answer: ELENA
Hint 4D: Birthday Wishes That Don’t Require an Envelope
Solution: ECARD
Clue 5D: A fruit company that once owned the entire island of Lanai
Solution: DOLE



