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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for August 25, 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 W___ · 5A H___ · 6A D____ · 7A A___ · 8A P___ · 1D W____ · 2D H____ · 3D I____ · 4D R__ · 6D D__

Across

1A: Sound from a fan
WHIR · more answers for this clue
5A: "You shouldn't ___!"
HAVE · more answers for this clue
6A: Naturalist Attenborough of "Planet Earth"
DAVID · more answers for this clue
7A: Spiny-leaved succulent
ALOE · more answers for this clue
8A: Bench press muscles
PECS · more answers for this clue

Down

1D: Animal whose song can travel thousands of miles
WHALE · more answers for this clue
2D: Utter chaos
HAVOC · more answers for this clue
3D: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc.
IVIES · more answers for this clue
4D: Common lipstick color
RED · more answers for this clue
6D: Give a fist bump
DAP · more answers for this clue

Completed grid

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WHIR
HAVE
DAVID
ALOE
PECS

FAQ

1-Across: Sound from a fan

WHIR.

5-Across: "You shouldn't ___!"

HAVE.

6-Across: Naturalist Attenborough of "Planet Earth"

DAVID.

7-Across: Spiny-leaved succulent

ALOE.

8-Across: Bench press muscles

PECS.

1-Down: Animal whose song can travel thousands of miles

WHALE.

2-Down: Utter chaos

HAVOC.

3-Down: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc.

IVIES.

4-Down: Common lipstick color

RED.

6-Down: Give a fist bump

DAP.