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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for November 18, 2015

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

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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer

1A T___ · 5A Q____ · 6A U____ · 7A A____ · 8A D___ · 1D T____ · 2D I____ · 3D C____ · 4D K___ · 5D Q___

Across

1A: Clock sound
TICK · more answers for this clue
5A: 2022 World Cup host, barring a corruption scandal
QATAR · more answers for this clue
6A: Taste that's not sweet, sour, bitter or salty
UMAMI · more answers for this clue
7A: Top-notch
APLUS · more answers for this clue
8A: There are 14 in a fortnight
DAYS · more answers for this clue

Down

1D: Florida city on the Gulf Coast
TAMPA · more answers for this clue
2D: Where Fiats are made
ITALY · more answers for this clue
3D: "The Stranger" novelist
CAMUS · more answers for this clue
4D: Kardashian matriarch
KRIS · more answers for this clue
5D: Thigh muscle, informally
QUAD · more answers for this clue

Completed grid

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TICK
QATAR
UMAMI
APLUS
DAYS

FAQ

1-Across: Clock sound

TICK.

5-Across: 2022 World Cup host, barring a corruption scandal

QATAR.

6-Across: Taste that's not sweet, sour, bitter or salty

UMAMI.

7-Across: Top-notch

APLUS.

8-Across: There are 14 in a fortnight

DAYS.

1-Down: Florida city on the Gulf Coast

TAMPA.

2-Down: Where Fiats are made

ITALY.

3-Down: "The Stranger" novelist

CAMUS.

4-Down: Kardashian matriarch

KRIS.

5-Down: Thigh muscle, informally

QUAD.