NYT Mini Crossword - November 21, 2025

1. Pump iron

5. Peer

7. Like the music of Rick James and James Brown

8. Animal that can't change its stripes, per an old adage

9. Pointed part of a fork

1. Dominant hand for Shohei Ohtani when batting, but not pitching

2. Resignation proclamation

3. Mushrooms, mold, mildew, etc.

4. "Is this seat ___?"

6. U-shaped instrument in ancient Greece