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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for October 17, 2020

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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 S__ · 4A C____ · 6A C______ · 8A O__ · 9A T__ · 10A M______ · 12A L____ · 13A A__ · 1D S______ · 2D U__ · 3D N______ · 4D C____ · 5D Y____ · 6D C__ · 7D S__ · 11D C__

Across

1A: Center of a solar system
SUN · more answers for this clue
4A: One of the Affleck brothers
CASEY · more answers for this clue
6A: Some cocktail party hors d'oeuvres
CANAPES · more answers for this clue
8A: Texter's "Wow!"
OMG · more answers for this clue
9A: ___ Te Ching (religious text)
TAO · more answers for this clue
10A: Closest planet to the 1-Across
MERCURY ·
12A: N.F.L. team that last won a championship in 1957
LIONS · more answers for this clue
13A: Wonderment
AWE · more answers for this clue

Down

1D: Wine-and-fruit beverage
SANGRIA · more answers for this clue
2D: Frequent gold medal-winning team in Olympic basketball
USA · more answers for this clue
3D: Farthest planet from the 1-Across
NEPTUNE ·
4D: Its humps actually store fat, not water
CAMEL · more answers for this clue
5D: Nearly 12 of these pass on Earth for every one on Jupiter
YEARS · more answers for this clue
6D: URL ending
COM · more answers for this clue
7D: Big part of a vegan's diet
SOY · more answers for this clue
11D: One jumping over the moon in "Hey Diddle Diddle"
COW · more answers for this clue

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SUN
CASEY
CANAPES
OMGTAO
MERCURY
LIONS
AWE
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FAQ

1-Across: Center of a solar system

SUN.

4-Across: One of the Affleck brothers

CASEY.

6-Across: Some cocktail party hors d'oeuvres

CANAPES.

8-Across: Texter's "Wow!"

OMG.

9-Across: ___ Te Ching (religious text)

TAO.

10-Across: Closest planet to the 1-Across

MERCURY.

12-Across: N.F.L. team that last won a championship in 1957

LIONS.

13-Across: Wonderment

AWE.

1-Down: Wine-and-fruit beverage

SANGRIA.

2-Down: Frequent gold medal-winning team in Olympic basketball

USA.

3-Down: Farthest planet from the 1-Across

NEPTUNE.

4-Down: Its humps actually store fat, not water

CAMEL.

5-Down: Nearly 12 of these pass on Earth for every one on Jupiter

YEARS.

6-Down: URL ending

COM.

7-Down: Big part of a vegan's diet

SOY.

11-Down: One jumping over the moon in "Hey Diddle Diddle"

COW.