NYT Mini Crossword Answers for January 25, 2020
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_____ · 7A A_____ · 8A M_____ · 9A R__ · 10A C__ · 11A E_____ · 13A D_____ · 14A S_____ · 1D C______ · 2D A______ · 3D E__ · 4D S______ · 5D A______ · 6D R___ · 9D R___ · 12D P__
Across
1A: Kind of salad with romaine lettuce and croutons
CAESAR · more answers for this clue
7A: German leader Merkel
ANGELA · more answers for this clue
8A: Portmanteau coinage for recent news about the royal family
MEGXIT · more answers for this clue
9A: Sleep stage, for short
10A: ___ in Charlie (spelling clarification)
11A: Runs away to get married
ELOPES · more answers for this clue
13A: Bit of computer hardware that connects to a USB port
DONGLE · more answers for this clue
14A: Gives in to kleptomania
STEALS · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: King Arthur's realm
CAMELOT · more answers for this clue
2D: Tentacled sea creature with a hard-to-pronounce name
ANEMONE · more answers for this clue
3D: Ingredient in a 1-Across salad
EGG ·
4D: Sperm or ovum
SEXCELL · more answers for this clue
5D: Fake names
ALIASES · more answers for this clue
6D: "Darn it!"
RATS · more answers for this clue
9D: Cincinnati baseball team
REDS · more answers for this clue
12D: Org. for Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson
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CAESAR
ANGELA
MEGXIT
REMCAS
ELOPES
DONGLE
STEALS
FAQ
1-Across: Kind of salad with romaine lettuce and croutons
CAESAR.
7-Across: German leader Merkel
ANGELA.
8-Across: Portmanteau coinage for recent news about the royal family
MEGXIT.
9-Across: Sleep stage, for short
REM.
10-Across: ___ in Charlie (spelling clarification)
CAS.
11-Across: Runs away to get married
ELOPES.
13-Across: Bit of computer hardware that connects to a USB port
DONGLE.
14-Across: Gives in to kleptomania
STEALS.
1-Down: King Arthur's realm
CAMELOT.
2-Down: Tentacled sea creature with a hard-to-pronounce name
ANEMONE.
3-Down: Ingredient in a 1-Across salad
EGG.
4-Down: Sperm or ovum
SEXCELL.
5-Down: Fake names
ALIASES.
6-Down: "Darn it!"
RATS.
9-Down: Cincinnati baseball team
REDS.
12-Down: Org. for Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson
PGA.