NYT Mini Crossword Answers for January 14, 2017
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 M___ · 5A A___ · 9A A___ · 10A P___ · 11A C________ · 13A T______ · 14A R____ · 15A L__ · 17A F__ · 20A I________ · 24A M________ · 25A P________ · 1D M__ · 2D A___ · 3D S________ · 4D T____ · 5D A____ · 6D S________ · 7D P___ · 8D S__ · 12D O__ · 15D L___ · 16D A___ · 18D E___ · 19D B___ · 21D E__ · 22D N__ · 23D E__
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1A: Pole on a sailboat
MAST · more answers for this clue
5A: Snakes along the Nile
ASPS · more answers for this clue
9A: Away from the wind, nautically
ALEE · more answers for this clue
10A: Like 24-karat gold
PURE · more answers for this clue
11A: Landmark Eli Whitney invention of 1793
COTTONGIN · more answers for this clue
13A: Early morning hour
THREEAM · more answers for this clue
14A: Air traffic controller's tool
RADAR · more answers for this clue
15A: Southeast Asian native
17A: Shortest month: Abbr.
20A: As a rule
INGENERAL · more answers for this clue
24A: Highest peak in the world
MTEVEREST · more answers for this clue
25A: They line many ski runs
PINETREES · more answers for this clue
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1D: ___ n' cheese
2D: Plenty
ALOT · more answers for this clue
3D: Steve Wozniak portrayer in 2015's "Steve Jobs"
SETHROGEN · more answers for this clue
4D: Four: Prefix
TETRA · more answers for this clue
5D: Sleep disorder
APNEA · more answers for this clue
6D: Like Orbit and Trident gum
SUGARFREE · more answers for this clue
7D: Puritanical
PRIM · more answers for this clue
8D: Jeff Sessions or Marco Rubio: Abbr.
12D: Book whose first vol. covered A to Ant
15D: Lacking stiffness
LIMP · more answers for this clue
16D: Pro's opposite
ANTI · more answers for this clue
18D: Comfort
EASE · more answers for this clue
19D: Crunchy sandwiches, for short
BLTS · more answers for this clue
21D: January 19th, for Trump's inauguration
22D: Back of a soccer goal
23D: Slip up
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MASTASPS
ALEEPURE
COTTONGIN
THREEAM
RADAR
LAOFEB
INGENERAL
MTEVEREST
PINETREES
FAQ
1-Across: Pole on a sailboat
MAST.
5-Across: Snakes along the Nile
ASPS.
9-Across: Away from the wind, nautically
ALEE.
10-Across: Like 24-karat gold
PURE.
11-Across: Landmark Eli Whitney invention of 1793
COTTONGIN.
13-Across: Early morning hour
THREEAM.
14-Across: Air traffic controller's tool
RADAR.
15-Across: Southeast Asian native
LAO.
17-Across: Shortest month: Abbr.
FEB.
20-Across: As a rule
INGENERAL.
24-Across: Highest peak in the world
MTEVEREST.
25-Across: They line many ski runs
PINETREES.
1-Down: ___ n' cheese
MAC.
2-Down: Plenty
ALOT.
3-Down: Steve Wozniak portrayer in 2015's "Steve Jobs"
SETHROGEN.
4-Down: Four: Prefix
TETRA.
5-Down: Sleep disorder
APNEA.
6-Down: Like Orbit and Trident gum
SUGARFREE.
7-Down: Puritanical
PRIM.
8-Down: Jeff Sessions or Marco Rubio: Abbr.
SEN.
12-Down: Book whose first vol. covered A to Ant
OED.
15-Down: Lacking stiffness
LIMP.
16-Down: Pro's opposite
ANTI.
18-Down: Comfort
EASE.
19-Down: Crunchy sandwiches, for short
BLTS.
21-Down: January 19th, for Trump's inauguration
EVE.
22-Down: Back of a soccer goal
NET.
23-Down: Slip up
ERR.