NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 5, 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 S___ · 5A M____ · 6A I____ · 7A N____ · 8A I___ · 1D S____ · 2D O____ · 3D L____ · 4D O___ · 5D M___
Across
1A: Musician's moment to shine
SOLO · more answers for this clue
5A: Term for a worker in the cryptocurrency business
MINER · more answers for this clue
6A: Creative nuggets
IDEAS · more answers for this clue
7A: Brain science, informally
NEURO · more answers for this clue
8A: Road trip guessing game
ISPY · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: A pentacontagon has 50 of them
SIDES · more answers for this clue
2D: Do slightly better than
ONEUP · more answers for this clue
3D: Timothy who worked on the Harvard Psilocybin Project in the 1960s
LEARY · more answers for this clue
4D: Approximately
ORSO · more answers for this clue
5D: 5x5 crossword
MINI · more answers for this clue
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SOLO
MINER
IDEAS
NEURO
ISPY
FAQ
1-Across: Musician's moment to shine
SOLO.
5-Across: Term for a worker in the cryptocurrency business
MINER.
6-Across: Creative nuggets
IDEAS.
7-Across: Brain science, informally
NEURO.
8-Across: Road trip guessing game
ISPY.
1-Down: A pentacontagon has 50 of them
SIDES.
2-Down: Do slightly better than
ONEUP.
3-Down: Timothy who worked on the Harvard Psilocybin Project in the 1960s
LEARY.
4-Down: Approximately
ORSO.
5-Down: 5x5 crossword
MINI.