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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Oct. 18, 2025.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Class for dummies?
Answer: CPR
4A clue: Fuzzy boot brand
Answer: UGG
7A clue: Metal sought by a miner
Answer: ORE
8A clue: T.S.A. ___Check
Answer: PRE
9A clue: Me, in Marseilles
Answer: MOI
10A clue: “The Da Vinci Code” author Brown
Answer: DAN
11A clue: Fan base of a major K-pop supergroup
Answer: BTSARMY
13A clue: The world’s fastest-growing religion, with nearly 350 million new observers in the past decade
Answer: ISLAM
14A clue: Like a thick winter jacket, say
Answer: PUFFY
15A clue: Ticketmaster purchases
Answer: SEATS
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Tool in a grooming kit
Answer: COMB
2D clue: Helpful nuggets from experts
Answer: PROTIPS
3D clue: Publish again, as a magazine edition
Answer: REISSUE
4D clue: Skyward gust of air
Answer: UPDRAFT
5D clue: Record of the Year and Best New Artist
Answer: GRAMMYS
6D clue: Millennials’ cohort, informally
Answer: GENY
12D clue: __ Romeo (sporty Italian car)
Answer: ALFA
