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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Nov. 2, 2025.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers
1A clue: State with more pigs than people
Answer: IOWA
5A clue: Sporcle offering
Answer: QUIZ
6A clue: Facial cavity that can become congested
Answer: SINUS
7A clue: Jamaican style of preparing chicken
Answer: JERK
9A clue: On the ocean
Answer: ASEA
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Geniuses have high ones
Answer: IQS
2D clue: Kind of board whose name is trademarked by Hasbro
Answer: OUIJA
3D clue: Drinks kept in a cellar
Answer: WINES
4D clue: Sky-blue
Answer: AZURE
7D clue: Reggae relative
Answer: SKA
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