NYT Mini Crossword Answers for March 9, 2022
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 S____ · 6A H____ · 7A A____ · 8A M___ · 9A E__ · 1D S____ · 2D P____ · 3D A____ · 4D C___ · 5D E__
Across
1A: Zone (out)
SPACE · more answers for this clue
6A: Styles of pop music
HARRY · more answers for this clue
7A: Pond scum
ALGAE · more answers for this clue
8A: Animal sound that's rendered in French as "Miaou" and Japanese as "Nyan"
MEOW · more answers for this clue
9A: Long, long time
Down
1D: Emotion felt by Adam and Eve after eating from the Tree of Knowledge
SHAME · more answers for this clue
2D: Prefix meaning "ancient"
PALEO · more answers for this clue
3D: Third-most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, after nitrogen and oxygen
ARGON · more answers for this clue
4D: Stick in one's ___
CRAW · more answers for this clue
5D: Place for a contact
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SPACE
HARRY
ALGAE
MEOW
EON
FAQ
1-Across: Zone (out)
SPACE.
6-Across: Styles of pop music
HARRY.
7-Across: Pond scum
ALGAE.
8-Across: Animal sound that's rendered in French as "Miaou" and Japanese as "Nyan"
MEOW.
9-Across: Long, long time
EON.
1-Down: Emotion felt by Adam and Eve after eating from the Tree of Knowledge
SHAME.
2-Down: Prefix meaning "ancient"
PALEO.
3-Down: Third-most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, after nitrogen and oxygen
ARGON.
4-Down: Stick in one's ___
CRAW.
5-Down: Place for a contact
EYE.