Like a Christmas sweater, perhaps

The answer to “Like a Christmas sweater, perhaps” in the New York Times Mini crossword is UGLY — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on October 19, 2025 at 5-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.

“Like a Christmas sweater, perhaps” answer

UGLY (4 letters)

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Why the answer is UGLY

UGLY is the 4-letter solution that fits "Like a Christmas sweater, perhaps" in the NYT Mini crossword on October 19, 2025 (5-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does UGLY mean?

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

When else has “Like a Christmas sweater, perhaps” 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.

October 19, 2025 (most recent) → UGLY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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