NYT Mini Crossword Answers for August 17, 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 K____ · 6A F____ · 7A C____ · 8A N__ · 9A E__ · 1D K__ · 2D A____ · 3D T____ · 4D H____ · 5D Y__
Across
1A: Hochul who will become New York's first woman governor
KATHY · more answers for this clue
6A: Bit of fire
FLAME · more answers for this clue
7A: Two points in time?
COLON · more answers for this clue
8A: Prefix with binary
9A: World's most-spoken language: Abbr.
Down
1D: "Finger Lickin' Good" chain
2D: Unaccompanied
ALONE · more answers for this clue
3D: Hawk's claw
TALON · more answers for this clue
4D: Ethnic group that includes Olympic gold medal winner Suni Lee
HMONG · more answers for this clue
5D: Japanese currency
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KATHY
FLAME
COLON
NON
ENG
FAQ
1-Across: Hochul who will become New York's first woman governor
KATHY.
6-Across: Bit of fire
FLAME.
7-Across: Two points in time?
COLON.
8-Across: Prefix with binary
NON.
9-Across: World's most-spoken language: Abbr.
ENG.
1-Down: "Finger Lickin' Good" chain
KFC.
2-Down: Unaccompanied
ALONE.
3-Down: Hawk's claw
TALON.
4-Down: Ethnic group that includes Olympic gold medal winner Suni Lee
HMONG.
5-Down: Japanese currency
YEN.