NYT Mini Crossword - December 11, 2025

1. Painter's protective garment

6. "Toy Story 5" studio

7. Your answer to "Where were you at 9 p.m. last night?," perhaps

8. Tennis star Rafael

9. Solemn sound from a church bell

1. Defeat soundly, in slang

2. Italian city with a fashion week

3. Iron ___ (rust)

4. Small group of conspirators

5. Food for a baleen whale