Complete solutions for every Across and Down clue in today's New York Times Mini Crossword.
| 1 | Wine barrel | CASK |
| 5 | Leader of the Pussycats, in comics and film | JOSIE |
| 6 | In a nutshell | SIMPLY |
| 7 | 2026 N.B.A. champions | KNICKS |
| 8 | Denial that sounds like 7-Across in Pig Latin | IXNAY |
| 1 | "Santa Claus Is ___ to Town" (holiday hit) | COMIN |
| 2 | Pet adoption org. | ASPCA |
| 3 | Like the texture of fine bedsheets | SILKY |
| 4 | Bad things to leave locked in your house | KEYS |
| 5 | "We said the same thing at the same time!" | JINX |
| 6 | Hit the slopes | SKI |
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