The Boston Globe Mini Crossword is your perfect mind exerciser of daily wordplay, with New England-flavoured brain boost in a compact format! It delivers the same satisfaction of a full-sized puzzle but is perfectly sized for your morning coffee break or a short subway ride. Here are the clues and answers for today’s Boston Globe Mini Crossword for December 28, 2025.
Today’s Boston Globe Mini Crossword Answers for December 28, 2025
Here are all the answers to the Boston Globe Mini Crossword of Today:
Across Answers: ➡️
- 1 Across: Poker tokens – CHIPS
- 6 Across: Lion : pride :: ___ : dazzle – ZEBRA
- 7 Across: “The ___ Letter” (novel set in the Massachusetts Bay Colony) – SCARLET
- 9 Across: Checked the ID of, in a way – CARDED
- 10 Across: Prefix with cycle – UNI
- 11 Across: Roll of dough – WAD
- 13 Across: Prohibition – BAN
- 14 Across: ___ Jima – IWO
- 15 Across: In the style of – ALA
- 16 Across: Explosive letters – TNT
Down Answers: ⬇️
- 1 Down: Russian royalty, pre-1917 – CZARINA
- 2 Down: Group of cattle – HERD
- 3 Down: “My bad!” – IBLEWIT
- 4 Down: Early time of day – PREDAWN
- 5 Down: Plopped down – SAT
- 7 Down: Diving gear – SCUBA
- 8 Down: Man-made waterway – CANAL
- 12 Down: Decimal point – DOT
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What do you think of today’s Boston Globe Mini Crossword puzzle? Were you able to guess all the answers?
Today’s larger-grid Mini was a fantastic journey through literature, history, and the natural world. It was particularly heavy on Massachusetts local flavor, with a prominent nod to the classic novel set in the Bay Colony. The puzzle also tested your knowledge of collective nouns using the wonderfully descriptive “dazzle” for a group of zebras and Russian history. With a mix of explosive abbreviations and underwater gear, this grid felt dense and intellectually stimulating without being frustrating. It was a perfectly balanced “expanded” Mini. I’d rate the difficulty a solid 3.5 out of 5.
You can also checkout today’s answers for other Crossword puzzles below:
- NYT Mini Crossword Hints and Answers
- Washington Post/LA Times Crossword Hints and Answers
- USA Today Crossword Hints and Answers
- LA Times Mini Crossword Hints and Answers
- Washington Post Mini Meta Crossword
- The New Yorker Mini Crossword Answers
How to Play the Boston Globe Mini Crossword
Playing the Boston Globe Mini Crossword is quick and simple:
- The Goal: Your objective is to fill in the small grid with words that correctly fit all the clues, both horizontally (Across) and vertically (Down).
- The Clues: You are given two lists of clues: “Across” clues correspond to the horizontal entries, and “Down” clues correspond to the vertical entries.
- Word Length: The grid itself determines the exact number of letters needed for each answer.
- Intersections: The key to crosswords is that letters you enter for an “Across” word will simultaneously serve as a letter for a “Down” word, and vice-versa. This intersecting structure is what helps you solve the tougher clues.
- Daily Challenge: A new Boston Globe Mini Crossword puzzle is published every day online, giving you a fresh challenge every 24 hours!
