NYT Mini Crossword Answers for December 16, 2017
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 M___ · 5A C____ · 6A C_____ · 7A M______ · 8A C_____ · 9A A____ · 10A T___ · 1D M______ · 2D I_____ · 3D C____ · 4D A___ · 5D C_____ · 6D C____ · 7D M___
Across
1A: Flaky mineral
MICA · more answers for this clue
5A: One connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean
CANAL · more answers for this clue
6A: Iran-___ affair
CONTRA · more answers for this clue
7A: Bat, rat and cat, but not gnat
MAMMALS · more answers for this clue
8A: Like a floor that's hard to tiptoe on
CREAKY · more answers for this clue
9A: Dwelling
ABODE · more answers for this clue
10A: Voice inflection
TONE · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Like Egypt's Lake Nasser and Nevada's Lake Mead
MANMADE · more answers for this clue
2D: What's consumed
INTAKE · more answers for this clue
3D: Singer ___ Rae Jepsen
CARLY · more answers for this clue
4D: "___, poor Yorick!": Hamlet
ALAS · more answers for this clue
5D: "You've gotta be kidding me"
COMEON · more answers for this clue
6D: ___-loading (marathoner's prep)
CARBO · more answers for this clue
7D: Exam for a future doctor: Abbr.
MCAT · more answers for this clue
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MICA
CANAL
CONTRA
MAMMALS
CREAKY
ABODE
TONE
FAQ
1-Across: Flaky mineral
MICA.
5-Across: One connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean
CANAL.
6-Across: Iran-___ affair
CONTRA.
7-Across: Bat, rat and cat, but not gnat
MAMMALS.
8-Across: Like a floor that's hard to tiptoe on
CREAKY.
9-Across: Dwelling
ABODE.
10-Across: Voice inflection
TONE.
1-Down: Like Egypt's Lake Nasser and Nevada's Lake Mead
MANMADE.
2-Down: What's consumed
INTAKE.
3-Down: Singer ___ Rae Jepsen
CARLY.
4-Down: "___, poor Yorick!": Hamlet
ALAS.
5-Down: "You've gotta be kidding me"
COMEON.
6-Down: ___-loading (marathoner's prep)
CARBO.
7-Down: Exam for a future doctor: Abbr.
MCAT.