NYT Mini Crossword Answers for December 22, 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 Q____ · 6A U____ · 7A I____ · 8A T____ · 9A D__ · 1D Q___ · 2D U____ · 3D E____ · 4D E____ · 5D N___
Across
1A: Important bee
QUEEN · more answers for this clue
6A: Vernon Dursley, to Harry Potter
UNCLE · more answers for this clue
7A: Revered celebrities
IDOLS · more answers for this clue
8A: Decorative features of Portuguese architecture
TILES · more answers for this clue
9A: Bear's lair
Down
1D: Command+Q, on a Mac
QUIT · more answers for this clue
2D: Reversed
UNDID · more answers for this clue
3D: French for "school"
ECOLE · more answers for this clue
4D: Her talk show started its 19th and final season in 2021
ELLEN · more answers for this clue
5D: Suffix that changes an adjective to a noun
NESS · more answers for this clue
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QUEEN
UNCLE
IDOLS
TILES
DEN
FAQ
1-Across: Important bee
QUEEN.
6-Across: Vernon Dursley, to Harry Potter
UNCLE.
7-Across: Revered celebrities
IDOLS.
8-Across: Decorative features of Portuguese architecture
TILES.
9-Across: Bear's lair
DEN.
1-Down: Command+Q, on a Mac
QUIT.
2-Down: Reversed
UNDID.
3-Down: French for "school"
ECOLE.
4-Down: Her talk show started its 19th and final season in 2021
ELLEN.
5-Down: Suffix that changes an adjective to a noun
NESS.