NYT Mini Crossword Answers for October 29, 2016
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Joel Fagliano.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A B____ · 6A P______ · 8A E______ · 9A R__ · 10A A__ · 11A F______ · 13A D____ · 14A S__ · 1D B_____ · 2D E______ · 3D A__ · 4D U______ · 5D S_____ · 6D P___ · 7D N___ · 12D R__
Across
1A: Boyfriends
BEAUS · more answers for this clue
6A: Jack-o'-lantern material
PUMPKIN · more answers for this clue
8A: Ethiopia's neighbor on the Horn of Africa
ERITREA · more answers for this clue
9A: Fix, as an election
10A: .300 is a good one in baseball: Abbr.
11A: Transports to Staten Island
FERRIES · more answers for this clue
13A: College officials
DEANS · more answers for this clue
14A: Miss identification
Down
1D: ___ the lede (wasn't forthright)
BURIED · more answers for this clue
2D: Political refugees
EMIGRES · more answers for this clue
3D: Appropriate
4D: From whom Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula
UKRAINE · more answers for this clue
5D: Chef's strainers
SIEVES · more answers for this clue
6D: Ideal, in teen slang
PERF · more answers for this clue
7D: Hounds or badgers
NAGS · more answers for this clue
12D: "Go, team, go!"
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BEAUS
PUMPKIN
ERITREA
RIGAVG
FERRIES
DEANS
SHE
FAQ
1-Across: Boyfriends
BEAUS.
6-Across: Jack-o'-lantern material
PUMPKIN.
8-Across: Ethiopia's neighbor on the Horn of Africa
ERITREA.
9-Across: Fix, as an election
RIG.
10-Across: .300 is a good one in baseball: Abbr.
AVG.
11-Across: Transports to Staten Island
FERRIES.
13-Across: College officials
DEANS.
14-Across: Miss identification
SHE.
1-Down: ___ the lede (wasn't forthright)
BURIED.
2-Down: Political refugees
EMIGRES.
3-Down: Appropriate
APT.
4-Down: From whom Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula
UKRAINE.
5-Down: Chef's strainers
SIEVES.
6-Down: Ideal, in teen slang
PERF.
7-Down: Hounds or badgers
NAGS.
12-Down: "Go, team, go!"
RAH.