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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for January 18, 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___ · 5A U___ · 6A R____ · 8A P___ · 9A E___ · 1D F__ · 2D I____ · 3D Z____ · 4D Z____ · 7D N__

Across

1A: Soda bubbles
FIZZ · more answers for this clue
5A: "This looks like trouble!"
UHOH · more answers for this clue
6A: Journalist Farrow
RONAN · more answers for this clue
8A: The Quakers of the Ivy League
PENN · more answers for this clue
9A: Slight advantage
EDGE · more answers for this clue

Down

1D: Pet hair
FUR · more answers for this clue
2D: "Crossing my fingers!"
IHOPE · more answers for this clue
3D: Spaced (out)
ZONED · more answers for this clue
4D: Third-most common Chinese surname, after Wang and Li
ZHANG · more answers for this clue
7D: Opposite of SSW
NNE · more answers for this clue

Completed grid

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FIZZ
UHOH
RONAN
PENN
EDGE

FAQ

1-Across: Soda bubbles

FIZZ.

5-Across: "This looks like trouble!"

UHOH.

6-Across: Journalist Farrow

RONAN.

8-Across: The Quakers of the Ivy League

PENN.

9-Across: Slight advantage

EDGE.

1-Down: Pet hair

FUR.

2-Down: "Crossing my fingers!"

IHOPE.

3-Down: Spaced (out)

ZONED.

4-Down: Third-most common Chinese surname, after Wang and Li

ZHANG.

7-Down: Opposite of SSW

NNE.