NYT Mini Crossword - December 16, 2025

1. It has a trunk

4. Kentucky senator ___ Paul

5. They have branches

6. Nowhere to be found

7. It has a trunk and branches

1. Something that's carried while portaging, perhaps

2. ___ breaker, basketball move that causes the defender to fall over

3. Two in a fork?: Abbr.

4. Sound that imitates a lion or dinosaur

5. Symbol in the night sky over Gotham