NYT Mini Crossword Answers for May 8, 2021
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 S___ · 5A S_______ · 9A I_______ · 10A M__ · 11A T__ · 12A P_______ · 15A S_______ · 16A N___ · 1D S______ · 2D E__ · 3D R__ · 4D F______ · 5D S____ · 6D E____ · 7D L____ · 8D P____ · 13D U__ · 14D L__
Across
1A: Medieval worker
SERF · more answers for this clue
5A: Book genre with empowering personal advice
SELFHELP · more answers for this clue
9A: Weird rule broken in this clue?
IBEFOREE · more answers for this clue
10A: Bartender on "The Simpsons"
11A: Harmful cigarette substance
12A: Political approach that surged worldwide in the 2010s
POPULISM · more answers for this clue
15A: They're planted in the snow
SKIPOLES · more answers for this clue
16A: World's longest river
NILE · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Ignore the morning alarm
SLEEPIN · more answers for this clue
2D: Letter before "gee"
3D: Greek letter between pi and sigma
4D: ___ Crescent (Mideast region)
FERTILE · more answers for this clue
5D: Ones doing way too much for affection, in modern lingo
SIMPS · more answers for this clue
6D: Kindle download
EBOOK · more answers for this clue
7D: Landlord's contract
LEASE · more answers for this clue
8D: Wavy hairdos
PERMS · more answers for this clue
13D: Longtime news inits.
14D: Texter's "That's hilarious"
Completed grid
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SERF
SELFHELP
IBEFOREE
MOETAR
POPULISM
SKIPOLES
NILE
FAQ
1-Across: Medieval worker
SERF.
5-Across: Book genre with empowering personal advice
SELFHELP.
9-Across: Weird rule broken in this clue?
IBEFOREE.
10-Across: Bartender on "The Simpsons"
MOE.
11-Across: Harmful cigarette substance
TAR.
12-Across: Political approach that surged worldwide in the 2010s
POPULISM.
15-Across: They're planted in the snow
SKIPOLES.
16-Across: World's longest river
NILE.
1-Down: Ignore the morning alarm
SLEEPIN.
2-Down: Letter before "gee"
EFF.
3-Down: Greek letter between pi and sigma
RHO.
4-Down: ___ Crescent (Mideast region)
FERTILE.
5-Down: Ones doing way too much for affection, in modern lingo
SIMPS.
6-Down: Kindle download
EBOOK.
7-Down: Landlord's contract
LEASE.
8-Down: Wavy hairdos
PERMS.
13-Down: Longtime news inits.
UPI.
14-Down: Texter's "That's hilarious"
LOL.