NYT Mini Crossword Answers for December 31, 2022
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Sam Ezersky.
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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A S__ · 4A P__ · 7A U__ · 8A M___ · 9A B_______ · 11A T_______ · 12A L___ · 13A S__ · 14A Y__ · 15A H__ · 1D S_____ · 2D P_____ · 3D A_____ · 4D P_____ · 5D A_____ · 6D N_____ · 8D M__ · 10D L__
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1A: Business that might offer a hot stone massage
4A: Negative movie review
7A: www.nytimes.com, for instance
8A: Parent company of Facebook
META · more answers for this clue
9A: Nationally televised event on New Year's Eve
BALLDROP · more answers for this clue
11A: Activity that wastes hours of one's day
TIMESINK · more answers for this clue
12A: Exam whose first initial stands for "Law"
LSAT · more answers for this clue
13A: Poly ___ (college major, informally)
14A: Japanese currency
15A: Mother of chicks
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1D: How a clever and sneaky hint might be delivered
SUBTLY · more answers for this clue
2D: "___ be to God!" ("Hallelujah!")
PRAISE · more answers for this clue
3D: Rock's ___ Brothers Band
ALLMAN · more answers for this clue
4D: Die
PERISH · more answers for this clue
5D: Immediately
ATONCE · more answers for this clue
6D: Need for a messy eater
NAPKIN · more answers for this clue
8D: Physicians' degs.
10D: Allow
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SPAPAN
URLMETA
BALLDROP
TIMESINK
LSATSCI
YENHEN
FAQ
1-Across: Business that might offer a hot stone massage
SPA.
4-Across: Negative movie review
PAN.
7-Across: www.nytimes.com, for instance
URL.
8-Across: Parent company of Facebook
META.
9-Across: Nationally televised event on New Year's Eve
BALLDROP.
11-Across: Activity that wastes hours of one's day
TIMESINK.
12-Across: Exam whose first initial stands for "Law"
LSAT.
13-Across: Poly ___ (college major, informally)
SCI.
14-Across: Japanese currency
YEN.
15-Across: Mother of chicks
HEN.
1-Down: How a clever and sneaky hint might be delivered
SUBTLY.
2-Down: "___ be to God!" ("Hallelujah!")
PRAISE.
3-Down: Rock's ___ Brothers Band
ALLMAN.
4-Down: Die
PERISH.
5-Down: Immediately
ATONCE.
6-Down: Need for a messy eater
NAPKIN.
8-Down: Physicians' degs.
MDS.
10-Down: Allow
LET.