NYT Mini Crossword Answers for September 17, 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 D__ · 4A S____ · 6A P____ · 7A I____ · 8A N__ · 1D D____ · 2D A___ · 3D M___ · 4D S___ · 5D P___
Across
1A: River obstruction
4A: High on the Scoville scale
SPICY · more answers for this clue
6A: Seattle's ___ Sound
PUGET · more answers for this clue
7A: Like Jameson and Guinness
IRISH · more answers for this clue
8A: After taxes
Down
1D: Finger or toe
DIGIT · more answers for this clue
2D: Poker hand known as "pocket rockets"
ACES · more answers for this clue
3D: "Goldfish have a three-second memory," for one
MYTH · more answers for this clue
4D: Movement on a Ping-Pong shot
SPIN · more answers for this clue
5D: Undiluted
PURE · more answers for this clue
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DAM
SPICY
PUGET
IRISH
NET
FAQ
1-Across: River obstruction
DAM.
4-Across: High on the Scoville scale
SPICY.
6-Across: Seattle's ___ Sound
PUGET.
7-Across: Like Jameson and Guinness
IRISH.
8-Across: After taxes
NET.
1-Down: Finger or toe
DIGIT.
2-Down: Poker hand known as "pocket rockets"
ACES.
3-Down: "Goldfish have a three-second memory," for one
MYTH.
4-Down: Movement on a Ping-Pong shot
SPIN.
5-Down: Undiluted
PURE.