NYT Mini Crossword Answers for October 9, 2019
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 G___ · 5A C____ · 6A L____ · 7A A____ · 8A W___ · 1D G____ · 2D U____ · 3D S____ · 4D T___ · 5D C___
Across
1A: Burst of wind
GUST · more answers for this clue
5A: Peruvian city that was once the capital of the Inca Empire
CUZCO · more answers for this clue
6A: Group negotiating with management
LABOR · more answers for this clue
7A: Keep from happening
AVERT · more answers for this clue
8A: Path left by a speedboat
WAKE · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Tropical fruit with green skin and pink flesh
GUAVA · more answers for this clue
2D: Neighbor of a Kazakh
UZBEK · more answers for this clue
3D: Cross home plate
SCORE · more answers for this clue
4D: Legal wrong
TORT · more answers for this clue
5D: Toy grabber in an arcade machine
CLAW · more answers for this clue
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GUST
CUZCO
LABOR
AVERT
WAKE
FAQ
1-Across: Burst of wind
GUST.
5-Across: Peruvian city that was once the capital of the Inca Empire
CUZCO.
6-Across: Group negotiating with management
LABOR.
7-Across: Keep from happening
AVERT.
8-Across: Path left by a speedboat
WAKE.
1-Down: Tropical fruit with green skin and pink flesh
GUAVA.
2-Down: Neighbor of a Kazakh
UZBEK.
3-Down: Cross home plate
SCORE.
4-Down: Legal wrong
TORT.
5-Down: Toy grabber in an arcade machine
CLAW.