NYT Mini Crossword Answers for November 18, 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 T___ · 5A O_____ · 8A S______ · 9A A__ · 10A G__ · 11A S______ · 13A S_____ · 14A T___ · 1D T_____ · 2D A______ · 3D U__ · 4D T______ · 6D C_____ · 7D E___ · 8D S___ · 12D B__
Across
1A: Tightly stretched
TAUT · more answers for this clue
5A: Sitcom set in Scranton, PA, with "The"
OFFICE · more answers for this clue
8A: Achieve one's goal
SUCCEED · more answers for this clue
9A: Member of the hominid family
10A: The "G" of L.G.B.T.
11A: Popular restaurant fish
SEABASS · more answers for this clue
13A: Seed on a bagel
SESAME · more answers for this clue
14A: Angry, with "off"
TEED · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Alternative to a comb-over
TOUPEE · more answers for this clue
2D: Division for the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills
AFCEAST · more answers for this clue
3D: Mixed martial arts org.
4D: Cause for overtime
TIEGAME · more answers for this clue
6D: Discontinued
CEASED · more answers for this clue
7D: Ice cream marketed as Dreyer's on the West Coast
EDYS · more answers for this clue
8D: Back talk
SASS · more answers for this clue
12D: Sweetie, in modern slang
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TAUT
OFFICE
SUCCEED
APEGAY
SEABASS
SESAME
TEED
FAQ
1-Across: Tightly stretched
TAUT.
5-Across: Sitcom set in Scranton, PA, with "The"
OFFICE.
8-Across: Achieve one's goal
SUCCEED.
9-Across: Member of the hominid family
APE.
10-Across: The "G" of L.G.B.T.
GAY.
11-Across: Popular restaurant fish
SEABASS.
13-Across: Seed on a bagel
SESAME.
14-Across: Angry, with "off"
TEED.
1-Down: Alternative to a comb-over
TOUPEE.
2-Down: Division for the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills
AFCEAST.
3-Down: Mixed martial arts org.
UFC.
4-Down: Cause for overtime
TIEGAME.
6-Down: Discontinued
CEASED.
7-Down: Ice cream marketed as Dreyer's on the West Coast
EDYS.
8-Down: Back talk
SASS.
12-Down: Sweetie, in modern slang
BAE.