NYT Mini Crossword Answers for December 14, 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 H___ · 5A A___ · 6A R____ · 7A I___ · 8A B___ · 1D H____ · 2D O____ · 3D L____ · 4D D__ · 6D R__
Across
1A: Wait on the phone
HOLD · more answers for this clue
5A: Plant whose leaves produces a valuable gel
ALOE · more answers for this clue
6A: Mountain crest
RIDGE · more answers for this clue
7A: Store that sells chairs, beds and ... meatballs?
IKEA · more answers for this clue
8A: Sick ___ (great insult)
BURN · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Poem with a 5-7-5 pattern
HAIKU · more answers for this clue
2D: Like the Jurassic Period vis-à-vis the Cretaceous Period
OLDER · more answers for this clue
3D: Patriarch of the Roy family on "Succession"
LOGAN · more answers for this clue
4D: Fourth letter, spelled out
6D: Curved bone
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HOLD
ALOE
RIDGE
IKEA
BURN
FAQ
1-Across: Wait on the phone
HOLD.
5-Across: Plant whose leaves produces a valuable gel
ALOE.
6-Across: Mountain crest
RIDGE.
7-Across: Store that sells chairs, beds and ... meatballs?
IKEA.
8-Across: Sick ___ (great insult)
BURN.
1-Down: Poem with a 5-7-5 pattern
HAIKU.
2-Down: Like the Jurassic Period vis-à-vis the Cretaceous Period
OLDER.
3-Down: Patriarch of the Roy family on "Succession"
LOGAN.
4-Down: Fourth letter, spelled out
DEE.
6-Down: Curved bone
RIB.