NYT Mini Crossword Answers for October 29, 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 J__ · 4A A____ · 7A Z____ · 8A Z____ · 9A Y__ · 1D J___ · 2D F___ · 3D K____ · 5D B___ · 6D I___
Across
1A: Alternative to La Guardia or Newark airports
4A: Criminal suspect's excuse
ALIBI · more answers for this clue
7A: Two out of 100?
ZEROS · more answers for this clue
8A: "I finally got around to reading the dictionary. Turns out the ___ did it": Steven Wright
ZEBRA · more answers for this clue
9A: Tree whose name sounds like a pronoun
Down
1D: Wynton Marsalis's genre
JAZZ · more answers for this clue
2D: Run away
FLEE · more answers for this clue
3D: Pink Nintendo character
KIRBY · more answers for this clue
5D: Drill a hole
BORE · more answers for this clue
6D: Vidi in "Veni, vidi, vici"
ISAW · more answers for this clue
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JFK
ALIBI
ZEROS
ZEBRA
YEW
FAQ
1-Across: Alternative to La Guardia or Newark airports
JFK.
4-Across: Criminal suspect's excuse
ALIBI.
7-Across: Two out of 100?
ZEROS.
8-Across: "I finally got around to reading the dictionary. Turns out the ___ did it": Steven Wright
ZEBRA.
9-Across: Tree whose name sounds like a pronoun
YEW.
1-Down: Wynton Marsalis's genre
JAZZ.
2-Down: Run away
FLEE.
3-Down: Pink Nintendo character
KIRBY.
5-Down: Drill a hole
BORE.
6-Down: Vidi in "Veni, vidi, vici"
ISAW.