NYT Mini Crossword Answers for September 18, 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 Y__ · 4A C______ · 8A R______ · 9A O__ · 10A S__ · 11A W______ · 13A D______ · 14A W__ · 1D Y______ · 2D A__ · 3D M______ · 4D C____ · 5D R____ · 6D R____ · 7D S____ · 12D U__
Across
1A: Sweet potato lookalike
4A: Lunar landscape features
CRATERS · more answers for this clue
8A: Arrives by car, informally
ROLLSUP · more answers for this clue
9A: Number that's its own square root
10A: "Live from New York!" show
11A: Mario character with a purple hat and handlebar mustache
WALUIGI · more answers for this clue
13A: Lizzo takes one in the beginning of "Truth Hurts"
DNATEST · more answers for this clue
14A: Military conflict
Down
1D: Where Hillary Clinton and Sonia Sotomayor got their legal degrees
YALELAW · more answers for this clue
2D: Capital of Georgia: Abbr.
3D: More drama-filled
MESSIER · more answers for this clue
4D: Pack of people
CROWD · more answers for this clue
5D: New Yorker journalist Farrow
RONAN · more answers for this clue
6D: Ladder steps
RUNGS · more answers for this clue
7D: Break up
SPLIT · more answers for this clue
12D: The Jazz, on scoreboards
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YAM
CRATERS
ROLLSUP
ONESNL
WALUIGI
DNATEST
WAR
FAQ
1-Across: Sweet potato lookalike
YAM.
4-Across: Lunar landscape features
CRATERS.
8-Across: Arrives by car, informally
ROLLSUP.
9-Across: Number that's its own square root
ONE.
10-Across: "Live from New York!" show
SNL.
11-Across: Mario character with a purple hat and handlebar mustache
WALUIGI.
13-Across: Lizzo takes one in the beginning of "Truth Hurts"
DNATEST.
14-Across: Military conflict
WAR.
1-Down: Where Hillary Clinton and Sonia Sotomayor got their legal degrees
YALELAW.
2-Down: Capital of Georgia: Abbr.
ATL.
3-Down: More drama-filled
MESSIER.
4-Down: Pack of people
CROWD.
5-Down: New Yorker journalist Farrow
RONAN.
6-Down: Ladder steps
RUNGS.
7-Down: Break up
SPLIT.
12-Down: The Jazz, on scoreboards
UTA.