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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for August 24, 2014

Updated

Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Joel Fagliano.

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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer

1A G__ · 5A D___ · 7A E____ · 8A T___ · 9A L__ · 2D E___ · 3D M____ · 4D P__ · 6D D___ · 7D E__

Across

1A: Precious stone
GEM · more answers for this clue
5A: Extinct bird
DODO · more answers for this clue
7A: White-feathered wader
EGRET · more answers for this clue
8A: Freshwater duck
TEAL · more answers for this clue
9A: Fail a polygraph test
LIE · more answers for this clue

Down

2D: Rim
EDGE · more answers for this clue
3D: Lesson from Aesop
MORAL · more answers for this clue
4D: Legalized substance in Colorado and Washington
POT · more answers for this clue
6D: Where cold cuts are cut
DELI · more answers for this clue
7D: "Too many to list" abbr.
ETC · more answers for this clue

Completed grid

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GEMP
DODO
EGRET
TEAL
CLIE

FAQ

1-Across: Precious stone

GEM.

5-Across: Extinct bird

DODO.

7-Across: White-feathered wader

EGRET.

8-Across: Freshwater duck

TEAL.

9-Across: Fail a polygraph test

LIE.

2-Down: Rim

EDGE.

3-Down: Lesson from Aesop

MORAL.

4-Down: Legalized substance in Colorado and Washington

POT.

6-Down: Where cold cuts are cut

DELI.

7-Down: "Too many to list" abbr.

ETC.