NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 5, 2019
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 C__ · 4A P____ · 6A E____ · 7A P____ · 8A C__ · 1D C____ · 2D A____ · 3D T____ · 4D P__ · 5D R__
Across
1A: Lion or tiger, but not bear
4A: From the Arctic or Antarctic
POLAR · more answers for this clue
6A: Foe
ENEMY · more answers for this clue
7A: Mischievous fairy
PIXIE · more answers for this clue
8A: Nickname for a Berkeley campus
Down
1D: Shaped like a party hat
CONIC · more answers for this clue
2D: Amazon's voice-controlled assistant
ALEXA · more answers for this clue
3D: South Asian ethnic group from which Kamala Harris draws half her lineage
TAMIL · more answers for this clue
4D: Energy
5D: "The Catcher in the ___"
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CAT
POLAR
ENEMY
PIXIE
CAL
FAQ
1-Across: Lion or tiger, but not bear
CAT.
4-Across: From the Arctic or Antarctic
POLAR.
6-Across: Foe
ENEMY.
7-Across: Mischievous fairy
PIXIE.
8-Across: Nickname for a Berkeley campus
CAL.
1-Down: Shaped like a party hat
CONIC.
2-Down: Amazon's voice-controlled assistant
ALEXA.
3-Down: South Asian ethnic group from which Kamala Harris draws half her lineage
TAMIL.
4-Down: Energy
PEP.
5-Down: "The Catcher in the ___"
RYE.