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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for October 23, 2022

Updated

Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Wyna Liu.

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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer

1A P___ · 5A O___ · 6A V____ · 8A S____ · 9A N___ · 1D P___ · 2D U____ · 3D S____ · 4D H____ · 7D A__

Across

1A: Delivery room directive
PUSH · more answers for this clue
5A: ___ bitten, twice shy
ONCE · more answers for this clue
6A: Instrument in a string quartet
VIOLA · more answers for this clue
8A: First video game character to have a balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
SONIC · more answers for this clue
9A: Call at a deli counter
NEXT · more answers for this clue

Down

1D: First-person perspectives, for short
POVS · more answers for this clue
2D: Collective bargaining group
UNION · more answers for this clue
3D: British baked good
SCONE · more answers for this clue
4D: Double ___ (DNA structure)
HELIX · more answers for this clue
7D: Perform a role
ACT · more answers for this clue

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PUSH
ONCE
VIOLA
SONIC
NEXT

FAQ

1-Across: Delivery room directive

PUSH.

5-Across: ___ bitten, twice shy

ONCE.

6-Across: Instrument in a string quartet

VIOLA.

8-Across: First video game character to have a balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

SONIC.

9-Across: Call at a deli counter

NEXT.

1-Down: First-person perspectives, for short

POVS.

2-Down: Collective bargaining group

UNION.

3-Down: British baked good

SCONE.

4-Down: Double ___ (DNA structure)

HELIX.

7-Down: Perform a role

ACT.