NYT Mini Crossword Answers for March 22, 2020
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 S____ · 6A P____ · 7A A____ · 8A M____ · 9A W__ · 1D S___ · 2D A____ · 3D G____ · 4D E____ · 5D S___
Across
1A: Wise people
SAGES · more answers for this clue
6A: What "pizzas" stood for in the old mnemonic "My very eager mother just served us nine pizzas"
PLUTO · more answers for this clue
7A: Dominant personality
ALPHA · more answers for this clue
8A: AC or DC device
MOTOR · more answers for this clue
9A: "What ___ I thinking?"
Down
1D: A dispiritingly large percentage of phone calls
SPAM · more answers for this clue
2D: Give the O.K.
ALLOW · more answers for this clue
3D: Dr. Sanjay ___, chief medical correspondent for CNN
GUPTA · more answers for this clue
4D: Fundamental character of a community
ETHOS · more answers for this clue
5D: Fly like an eagle
SOAR · more answers for this clue
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SAGES
PLUTO
ALPHA
MOTOR
WAS
FAQ
1-Across: Wise people
SAGES.
6-Across: What "pizzas" stood for in the old mnemonic "My very eager mother just served us nine pizzas"
PLUTO.
7-Across: Dominant personality
ALPHA.
8-Across: AC or DC device
MOTOR.
9-Across: "What ___ I thinking?"
WAS.
1-Down: A dispiritingly large percentage of phone calls
SPAM.
2-Down: Give the O.K.
ALLOW.
3-Down: Dr. Sanjay ___, chief medical correspondent for CNN
GUPTA.
4-Down: Fundamental character of a community
ETHOS.
5-Down: Fly like an eagle
SOAR.