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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for February 5, 2022

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Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Joel Fagliano.

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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer

1A D____ · 6A D_____ · 7A O_____ · 8A O__ · 9A Z__ · 10A P______ · 12A U_____ · 13A S___ · 1D D______ · 2D R__ · 3D A_____ · 4D F_____ · 5D T____ · 6D D_____ · 8D O___ · 11D L__

Across

1A: Unsent email status
DRAFT · more answers for this clue
6A: Scribble absentmindedly
DOODLE · more answers for this clue
7A: How many meetings are held, nowadays
ONZOOM · more answers for this clue
8A: Halloween month: Abbr.
OCT · more answers for this clue
9A: Sound of a lightning bolt
ZAP · more answers for this clue
10A: Form of hamster food
PELLETS · more answers for this clue
12A: Workers' collectives
UNIONS · more answers for this clue
13A: Hearty one-pot dish
STEW · more answers for this clue

Down

1D: "Be honest with me"
DONTLIE · more answers for this clue
2D: The New Yorker cartoonist Chast
ROZ · more answers for this clue
3D: Twelve
ADOZEN · more answers for this clue
4D: Thanksgiving Day Parade vehicles
FLOATS · more answers for this clue
5D: Part-time workers
TEMPS · more answers for this clue
6D: Museum guide
DOCENT · more answers for this clue
8D: Career-defining work
OPUS · more answers for this clue
11D: Like battery that's in the red
LOW · more answers for this clue

Completed grid

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DRAFT
DOODLE
ONZOOM
OCTZAP
PELLETS
UNIONS
STEW

FAQ

1-Across: Unsent email status

DRAFT.

6-Across: Scribble absentmindedly

DOODLE.

7-Across: How many meetings are held, nowadays

ONZOOM.

8-Across: Halloween month: Abbr.

OCT.

9-Across: Sound of a lightning bolt

ZAP.

10-Across: Form of hamster food

PELLETS.

12-Across: Workers' collectives

UNIONS.

13-Across: Hearty one-pot dish

STEW.

1-Down: "Be honest with me"

DONTLIE.

2-Down: The New Yorker cartoonist Chast

ROZ.

3-Down: Twelve

ADOZEN.

4-Down: Thanksgiving Day Parade vehicles

FLOATS.

5-Down: Part-time workers

TEMPS.

6-Down: Museum guide

DOCENT.

8-Down: Career-defining work

OPUS.

11-Down: Like battery that's in the red

LOW.