NYT Mini Crossword Answers for December 26, 2020
Updated
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 M___ · 5A M____ · 6A M_____ · 7A S______ · 8A A_____ · 9A L____ · 10A T___ · 1D M______ · 2D U_____ · 3D S____ · 4D K___ · 5D M_____ · 6D M____ · 7D S___
Across
1A: Strong fragrance
MUSK · more answers for this clue
5A: Chop up, as garlic
MINCE · more answers for this clue
6A: Start of the workweek
MONDAY · more answers for this clue
7A: 2014 best seller subtitled "A Brief History of Humankind"
SAPIENS · more answers for this clue
8A: "Inside the ___ Studio"
ACTORS · more answers for this clue
9A: France's third-largest city, after Paris and Marseille
LYONS · more answers for this clue
10A: Baking amts.
TSPS · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Yellow creatures in blue overalls, in film
MINIONS · more answers for this clue
2D: Counterpart of overs, in betting
UNDERS · more answers for this clue
3D: Reads quickly
SCANS · more answers for this clue
4D: Lock openers
KEYS · more answers for this clue
5D: Shaggy hairstyle popularized by the Beatles
MOPTOP · more answers for this clue
6D: Department store where Kris Kringle works in "Miracle on 34th Street"
MACYS · more answers for this clue
7D: Ice melter
SALT · more answers for this clue
Completed grid
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MUSK
MINCE
MONDAY
SAPIENS
ACTORS
LYONS
TSPS
FAQ
1-Across: Strong fragrance
MUSK.
5-Across: Chop up, as garlic
MINCE.
6-Across: Start of the workweek
MONDAY.
7-Across: 2014 best seller subtitled "A Brief History of Humankind"
SAPIENS.
8-Across: "Inside the ___ Studio"
ACTORS.
9-Across: France's third-largest city, after Paris and Marseille
LYONS.
10-Across: Baking amts.
TSPS.
1-Down: Yellow creatures in blue overalls, in film
MINIONS.
2-Down: Counterpart of overs, in betting
UNDERS.
3-Down: Reads quickly
SCANS.
4-Down: Lock openers
KEYS.
5-Down: Shaggy hairstyle popularized by the Beatles
MOPTOP.
6-Down: Department store where Kris Kringle works in "Miracle on 34th Street"
MACYS.
7-Down: Ice melter
SALT.