NYT Mini Crossword Answers for January 4, 2021
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__ · 4A B____ · 6A U____ · 7A S____ · 8A Y__ · 1D F____ · 2D A____ · 3D V____ · 4D B__ · 5D S__
Across
1A: #1 choice, slangily
4A: Parts of a six-pack
BEERS · more answers for this clue
6A: Labor collective
UNION · more answers for this clue
7A: On-stage prop for a stand-up comedian
STOOL · more answers for this clue
8A: ___ Brands, owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell
Down
1D: Rihanna's beauty line
FENTY · more answers for this clue
2D: Vowel quintet
AEIOU · more answers for this clue
3D: Sound of a revving engine
VROOM · more answers for this clue
4D: Public transit option
5D: Show that satirizes presidential debates, for short
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FAV
BEERS
UNION
STOOL
YUM
FAQ
1-Across: #1 choice, slangily
FAV.
4-Across: Parts of a six-pack
BEERS.
6-Across: Labor collective
UNION.
7-Across: On-stage prop for a stand-up comedian
STOOL.
8-Across: ___ Brands, owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell
YUM.
1-Down: Rihanna's beauty line
FENTY.
2-Down: Vowel quintet
AEIOU.
3-Down: Sound of a revving engine
VROOM.
4-Down: Public transit option
BUS.
5-Down: Show that satirizes presidential debates, for short
SNL.