NYT Mini Crossword Answers for May 16, 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 K___ · 5A N___ · 6A F____ · 7A I____ · 8A N__ · 1D K____ · 2D P____ · 3D O___ · 4D P___ · 6D F__
Across
1A: Music genre for BTS
KPOP · more answers for this clue
5A: Half of a golf course
NINE · more answers for this clue
6A: Most-bought cars in Italy
FIATS · more answers for this clue
7A: "Should that fail to be the case ..."
IFNOT · more answers for this clue
8A: "The Matrix" hero
Down
1D: It goes on the right side of a place setting
KNIFE · more answers for this clue
2D: Alicia Keys's instrument, appropriately enough
PIANO · more answers for this clue
3D: "Hold ___ your hat!"
ONTO · more answers for this clue
4D: Little annoyance
PEST · more answers for this clue
6D: Part of a surfboard or shark
Completed grid
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KPOP
NINE
FIATS
IFNOT
NEO
FAQ
1-Across: Music genre for BTS
KPOP.
5-Across: Half of a golf course
NINE.
6-Across: Most-bought cars in Italy
FIATS.
7-Across: "Should that fail to be the case ..."
IFNOT.
8-Across: "The Matrix" hero
NEO.
1-Down: It goes on the right side of a place setting
KNIFE.
2-Down: Alicia Keys's instrument, appropriately enough
PIANO.
3-Down: "Hold ___ your hat!"
ONTO.
4-Down: Little annoyance
PEST.
6-Down: Part of a surfboard or shark
FIN.