NYT Mini Crossword Answers for January 18, 2023
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Joel Fagliano.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A T__ · 4A J____ · 6A I____ · 7A N____ · 8A X__ · 1D T____ · 2D W___ · 3D O___ · 4D J___ · 5D A___
Across
1A: Low card in poker
4A: Slack-___ (astonished)
JAWED · more answers for this clue
6A: "Okay, that wasn't truthful"
ILIED · more answers for this clue
7A: Ones memorizing the digits of pi, perhaps
NERDS · more answers for this clue
8A: Shirt size towards the back of the rack
Down
1D: Pirouette
TWIRL · more answers for this clue
2D: What "chronic" and "ganja" are nicknames for
WEED · more answers for this clue
3D: 50 to 1, e.g.
ODDS · more answers for this clue
4D: Superstitiously curse
JINX · more answers for this clue
5D: Nickname that drops "-ander"
ALEX · more answers for this clue
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TWO
JAWED
ILIED
NERDS
XXL
FAQ
1-Across: Low card in poker
TWO.
4-Across: Slack-___ (astonished)
JAWED.
6-Across: "Okay, that wasn't truthful"
ILIED.
7-Across: Ones memorizing the digits of pi, perhaps
NERDS.
8-Across: Shirt size towards the back of the rack
XXL.
1-Down: Pirouette
TWIRL.
2-Down: What "chronic" and "ganja" are nicknames for
WEED.
3-Down: 50 to 1, e.g.
ODDS.
4-Down: Superstitiously curse
JINX.
5-Down: Nickname that drops "-ander"
ALEX.