NYT Mini Crossword Answers for December 24, 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___ · 5A I____ · 7A S____ · 8A C____ · 9A S___ · 1D M___ · 2D O____ · 3D S____ · 4D S____ · 6D S___
Across
1A: Soft rock cover?
MOSS · more answers for this clue
5A: Brown, Princeton, Harvard, etc.
IVIES · more answers for this clue
7A: With 8-Across, movie role for Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Billy Bob Thornton and Ed Asner
SANTA ·
8A: See 7-Across
CLAUS ·
9A: Small drinks
SIPS · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Odds and ends: Abbr.
MISC · more answers for this clue
2D: Squished circles
OVALS · more answers for this clue
3D: Peninsula north of the Red Sea
SINAI · more answers for this clue
4D: Opposite of breakdown, for an event planner
SETUP · more answers for this clue
6D: Back talk
SASS · more answers for this clue
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MOSS
IVIES
SANTA
CLAUS
SIPS
FAQ
1-Across: Soft rock cover?
MOSS.
5-Across: Brown, Princeton, Harvard, etc.
IVIES.
7-Across: With 8-Across, movie role for Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Billy Bob Thornton and Ed Asner
SANTA.
8-Across: See 7-Across
CLAUS.
9-Across: Small drinks
SIPS.
1-Down: Odds and ends: Abbr.
MISC.
2-Down: Squished circles
OVALS.
3-Down: Peninsula north of the Red Sea
SINAI.
4-Down: Opposite of breakdown, for an event planner
SETUP.
6-Down: Back talk
SASS.