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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Oct. 20, 2025.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Sound from a mouse
Answer: CLICK
6A clue: Many-headed serpent killed by Hercules
Answer: HYDRA
7A clue: View from a cruise ship window
Answer: OCEAN
8A clue: “See ya later!”
Answer: PEACE
9A clue: Animal whose antlers can grow up to an inch per day
Answer: ELK
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Dice, e.g.
Answer: CHOP
2D clue: French for “high school”
Answer: LYCEE
3D clue: 10 out of 10
Answer: IDEAL
4D clue: Sound from a bat
Answer: CRACK
5D clue: “Citizen ___”
Answer: KANE
