NYT Mini Crossword Answers for December 4, 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 M__ · 4A G____ · 6A M______ · 8A A______ · 9A P______ · 10A L__ · 11A H__ · 12A E__ · 13A Y__ · 1D M______ · 2D I____ · 3D D______ · 4D G_____ · 5D T_____ · 6D M____ · 7D H____
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1A: Prefix with winter or morning
4A: Gal of "Wonder Woman"
GADOT · more answers for this clue
6A: Hanukkah candle holder
MENORAH · more answers for this clue
8A: "Life is like a box of chocolates," e.g.
ANALOGY · more answers for this clue
9A: Brief break on a road trip
PITSTOP · more answers for this clue
10A: Harper who wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird"
11A: Color shade
12A: Opposite of WNW
13A: Since Jan. 1, on a paystub
Down
1D: Aquatic mammal seen on some Florida license plates
MANATEE · more answers for this clue
2D: Widely admired figures
IDOLS · more answers for this clue
3D: Movie character who says "There's no place like home"
DOROTHY · more answers for this clue
4D: Bottled spirits
GENIES · more answers for this clue
5D: Touch with the ball, in baseball
TAGOUT · more answers for this clue
6D: Sugar ___ (tree)
MAPLE · more answers for this clue
7D: Breathlessly promoted
HYPED · more answers for this clue
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MID
GADOT
MENORAH
ANALOGY
PITSTOP
LEEHUE
ESEYTD
FAQ
1-Across: Prefix with winter or morning
MID.
4-Across: Gal of "Wonder Woman"
GADOT.
6-Across: Hanukkah candle holder
MENORAH.
8-Across: "Life is like a box of chocolates," e.g.
ANALOGY.
9-Across: Brief break on a road trip
PITSTOP.
10-Across: Harper who wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird"
LEE.
11-Across: Color shade
HUE.
12-Across: Opposite of WNW
ESE.
13-Across: Since Jan. 1, on a paystub
YTD.
1-Down: Aquatic mammal seen on some Florida license plates
MANATEE.
2-Down: Widely admired figures
IDOLS.
3-Down: Movie character who says "There's no place like home"
DOROTHY.
4-Down: Bottled spirits
GENIES.
5-Down: Touch with the ball, in baseball
TAGOUT.
6-Down: Sugar ___ (tree)
MAPLE.
7-Down: Breathlessly promoted
HYPED.