Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Dec. 8

Looking for most recent Answer to mini crosswords? Click here for today’s mini crossword clues, plus our daily answers and hints for Wordle, Strands, Connections, and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles from the New York Times.

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Let’s move on to these mini crossword clues and answers.

Mini through clues and answers

1A clue: ___ Mahal
Answer: TAJ

4A clue: “Everything must disappear!” event
Answer: SALE

5 A Clue: Deadly Serpent With Upward Curved Fangs
Answer: VIPER

6A Clue: A Netflix Crime Drama Set in the Missouri Mountains
Solution: OZARK

7A clue: W, on a map
Answer: WEST

Mini-clues and answers

Clue 1D: small Spanish plates
Solution: TAPAS

2D Clue: Ding on a phone, for example
Solution: ALERT

3D clue: evil face
Answer: JERK

4D Clue: Shoebox number
Answer: SIZE

Clue 5D: Oath
Answer: WISH

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