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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for January 21, 2020

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Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Joel Fagliano.

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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer

1A S___ · 5A W____ · 7A A____ · 8A P____ · 9A Y__ · 1D S___ · 2D O____ · 3D L____ · 4D D____ · 6D P__

Across

1A: Auctioneer's word with the bang of a gavel
SOLD · more answers for this clue
5A: "Big ___" ("Who cares?")
WHOOP · more answers for this clue
7A: Overhead
ABOVE · more answers for this clue
8A: Person pretending to like what's trendy
POSER · more answers for this clue
9A: What a head nod means
YES · more answers for this clue

Down

1D: This-for-that trade
SWAP · more answers for this clue
2D: "This is gonna be good!"
OHBOY · more answers for this clue
3D: Like a tooth that's almost ready for the tooth fairy
LOOSE · more answers for this clue
4D: "When ___ Cry," #1 hit for Prince
DOVES · more answers for this clue
6D: The "p" of m.p.h.
PER · more answers for this clue

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SOLD
WHOOP
ABOVE
POSER
YES

FAQ

1-Across: Auctioneer's word with the bang of a gavel

SOLD.

5-Across: "Big ___" ("Who cares?")

WHOOP.

7-Across: Overhead

ABOVE.

8-Across: Person pretending to like what's trendy

POSER.

9-Across: What a head nod means

YES.

1-Down: This-for-that trade

SWAP.

2-Down: "This is gonna be good!"

OHBOY.

3-Down: Like a tooth that's almost ready for the tooth fairy

LOOSE.

4-Down: "When ___ Cry," #1 hit for Prince

DOVES.

6-Down: The "p" of m.p.h.

PER.