NYT Mini Crossword Answers for February 23, 2023
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 O__ · 4A S__ · 5A S____ · 7A P____ · 8A F____ · 1D O____ · 2D W____ · 3D L____ · 5D S__ · 6D I__
Across
1A: Flaco the ___, bird that escaped the Central Park Zoo and is now living in Central Park
4A: Bashful
5A: Ursula K. Le Guin's genre
SCIFI · more answers for this clue
7A: Shorts, but longer
PANTS · more answers for this clue
8A: How something can be "Certified" on Rotten Tomatoes
FRESH · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Writer Wilde
OSCAR · more answers for this clue
2D: Complain, complain, complain
WHINE · more answers for this clue
3D: Some rides from the airport
LYFTS · more answers for this clue
5D: Sunscreen bottle inits.
6D: More or less
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OWL
SHY
SCIFI
PANTS
FRESH
FAQ
1-Across: Flaco the ___, bird that escaped the Central Park Zoo and is now living in Central Park
OWL.
4-Across: Bashful
SHY.
5-Across: Ursula K. Le Guin's genre
SCIFI.
7-Across: Shorts, but longer
PANTS.
8-Across: How something can be "Certified" on Rotten Tomatoes
FRESH.
1-Down: Writer Wilde
OSCAR.
2-Down: Complain, complain, complain
WHINE.
3-Down: Some rides from the airport
LYFTS.
5-Down: Sunscreen bottle inits.
SPF.
6-Down: More or less
ISH.