Mini CrosswordNYTIn case you missed Tuesdays NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. 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.Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, youll need an 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 try to beat the standard weekday grid in less than a minute. But sometimes I can't quite figure out one or two clues and need to reveal the answer.To help you avoid doing that, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers (spoilers lie ahead, of course):MORE FOR YOUNYT Mini Crossword Clues And AnswersACROSS1) With 6-Across, annual visitor dressed in red - SANTA6) See 1-Across - CLAUS7) Tale that might you get you off the hook - ALIBI8) Harry Potter a.k.a. The Boy Who ___ - LIVED9) Farm equipment brand - DEEREDOWN1) Spill hot cocoa on, say - SCALD2) Sports reporter LaForce - ALLIE3) Easily duped - NAIVE4) Crop that grows underground - TUBER5) "All kidding ___ " - ASIDENYT MiniNYT MiniWell, here I am doing Mini answers on Christmas Day for some reason, and wouldnt you know it, Santa Claus makes up 20% of the board space, look at that. With that as an easy start this is a sort of speed run puzzle today depending on your knowledge of Harry Potter and sports reporters. I only knew the former. I also do not know what a Tuber is. Merry Christmas!Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.