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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Nov. 21, 2025.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Pump iron
Answer: LIFT
5A clue: Peer
Answer: EQUAL
7A clue: Like the music of Rick James and James Brown
Answer: FUNKY
8A clue: Animal that can’t change its stripes, per an old adage
Answer: TIGER
9A clue: Pointed part of a fork
Answer: TINE
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Dominant hand for Shohei Ohtani when batting, but not pitching
Answer: LEFT
2D clue: Resignation proclamation
Answer: IQUIT
3D clue: Mushrooms, mold, mildew, etc.
Answer: FUNGI
4D clue: “Is this seat ___?”
Answer: TAKEN
6D clue: U-shaped instrument in ancient Greece
Answer: LYRE
