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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for May 31, 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 C___ · 5A H___ · 6A L____ · 7A O___ · 8A L___ · 1D C____ · 2D L____ · 3D A____ · 4D P__ · 6D L__

Across

1A: Applaud
CLAP · more answers for this clue
5A: Reason to throw out a sock
HOLE · more answers for this clue
6A: Like the Statue of Liberty at night
LITUP · more answers for this clue
7A: Egg cell
OVUM · more answers for this clue
8A: 2018 novel by Andrew Sean Greer that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
LESS · more answers for this clue

Down

1D: Green veggie in cream cheese
CHIVE · more answers for this clue
2D: Cross-legged yoga pose
LOTUS · more answers for this clue
3D: Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright, for Wellesley College
ALUMS · more answers for this clue
4D: Energy
PEP · more answers for this clue
6D: Alternative to "haha"
LOL · more answers for this clue

Completed grid

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CLAP
HOLE
LITUP
OVUM
LESS

FAQ

1-Across: Applaud

CLAP.

5-Across: Reason to throw out a sock

HOLE.

6-Across: Like the Statue of Liberty at night

LITUP.

7-Across: Egg cell

OVUM.

8-Across: 2018 novel by Andrew Sean Greer that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

LESS.

1-Down: Green veggie in cream cheese

CHIVE.

2-Down: Cross-legged yoga pose

LOTUS.

3-Down: Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright, for Wellesley College

ALUMS.

4-Down: Energy

PEP.

6-Down: Alternative to "haha"

LOL.