Christmas tree variety

Latest answer — December 06, 2025

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Across

  1. 1"Stop, Your Honor!"
  2. 8Mont Blanc's mountain range
  3. 9"Hips Don't Lie" singer
  4. 10Professor's helpers, for short
  5. 11Cotton, linen and satin
  6. 15Words before sharing a funny joke
  7. 16Woman who's told "You don't have to put on the red light," in a hit by the Police

Down

  1. 1The "I" of T.G.I.F.
  2. 2"NOW I understand!"
  3. 3Make percussion noises with one's mouth
  4. 4Capital of Indonesia
  5. 5Shortening in speech, as from "captain" to "cap'n"
  6. 6E.M.T.'s skill
  7. 7They might ask you to remove your shoes, for short
  8. 11Christmas tree variety
  9. 12Many moons ___
  10. 13Channel whose initials are hidden from left to right in the word CHANNEL
  11. 14Get a glimpse of

The answer to “Christmas tree variety” in the New York Times Mini crossword is FIR — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 6, 2025 at 11-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Christmas tree variety” answer

FIR (3 letters)

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Why the answer is FIR

FIR is the 3-letter solution that fits "Christmas tree variety" in the NYT Mini crossword on December 6, 2025 (11-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does FIR mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of FIR is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • an evergreen coniferous tree with upright cones and flat needle-shaped leaves, typically arranged in two rows. Firs are an important source of timber and resins

When else has “Christmas tree variety” appeared?

New York Times Mini reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

December 6, 2025 (most recent) → FIR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Christmas tree variety”?

The answer is FIR, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 6, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Christmas tree variety”?

3 letters: FIR.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 6, 2025, at 11-Down.

Can “Christmas tree variety” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Mini sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of today's NYT Mini answers?

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