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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for May 16, 2016

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 T___ · 5A S____ · 6A T____ · 7A Y____ · 8A E___ · 1D T____ · 2D H____ · 3D O____ · 4D M___ · 5D S___

Across

1A: Singer Yorke of Radiohead
THOM · more answers for this clue
5A: Action on Tinder
SWIPE · more answers for this clue
6A: The sounds of music
TONES · more answers for this clue
7A: When said three times, "And so on and so forth"
YADDA · more answers for this clue
8A: Flightless Australian birds
EMUS · more answers for this clue

Down

1D: Really late time to get to bed
TWOAM · more answers for this clue
2D: About 15% of the world, religiously
HINDU · more answers for this clue
3D: Pieces by David Brooks or Ross Douthat
OPEDS · more answers for this clue
4D: Flat-topped geological formation
MESA · more answers for this clue
5D: Eyelid annoyance
STYE · more answers for this clue

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THOM
SWIPE
TONES
YADDA
EMUS

FAQ

1-Across: Singer Yorke of Radiohead

THOM.

5-Across: Action on Tinder

SWIPE.

6-Across: The sounds of music

TONES.

7-Across: When said three times, "And so on and so forth"

YADDA.

8-Across: Flightless Australian birds

EMUS.

1-Down: Really late time to get to bed

TWOAM.

2-Down: About 15% of the world, religiously

HINDU.

3-Down: Pieces by David Brooks or Ross Douthat

OPEDS.

4-Down: Flat-topped geological formation

MESA.

5-Down: Eyelid annoyance

STYE.