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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Oct. 2, 2025.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers1A clue: Whoopi in “Sister Act,” either way you look at it
Answer: NUN
4A clue: Resting on
Answer: ATOP
6A clue: Nancy Pelosi’s title from 2019 to ’23, either way you look at it
Answer: MADAM
8A clue: Science fiction award won by N.K. Jemisin three years in a row
Answer: HUGO
9A clue: Tailor’s edge
Answer: HEM
Mini down clues and answers1D clue: Setting for the war novels “The Sympathizer” and “The Women,” informally
Answer: NAM
2D clue: Six-sided state
Answer: UTAH
3D clue: “Obviously!”
Answer: NODUH
5D clue: Website part
Answer: PAGE
7D clue: Lorelai Gilmore on “Gilmore Girls,” either way you look at it
Answer: MOM
