NYT Mini Crossword Answers for October 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 F___ · 5A E____ · 7A D____ · 8A S____ · 9A A___ · 1D F___ · 2D A____ · 3D T____ · 4D E____ · 6D T___
Across
1A: The way the cookie crumbles
FATE · more answers for this clue
5A: Where toothpaste, major irrigation projects and the solar calendar were invented
EGYPT · more answers for this clue
7A: "Saturday Night Fever" music
DISCO · more answers for this clue
8A: Brownstone hangout spot
STOOP · more answers for this clue
9A: There are more than 10,000 known species of these insects
ANTS · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Government agents, slangily
FEDS · more answers for this clue
2D: Anxiety
AGITA · more answers for this clue
3D: Scientist Neil deGrasse ___
TYSON · more answers for this clue
4D: Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, as it's better known
EPCOT · more answers for this clue
6D: #1
TOPS · more answers for this clue
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FATE
EGYPT
DISCO
STOOP
ANTS
FAQ
1-Across: The way the cookie crumbles
FATE.
5-Across: Where toothpaste, major irrigation projects and the solar calendar were invented
EGYPT.
7-Across: "Saturday Night Fever" music
DISCO.
8-Across: Brownstone hangout spot
STOOP.
9-Across: There are more than 10,000 known species of these insects
ANTS.
1-Down: Government agents, slangily
FEDS.
2-Down: Anxiety
AGITA.
3-Down: Scientist Neil deGrasse ___
TYSON.
4-Down: Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, as it's better known
EPCOT.
6-Down: #1
TOPS.