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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for June 23, 2023

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Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Joel Fagliano.

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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer

1A A___ · 5A R___ · 6A J____ · 7A O___ · 8A B___ · 1D A____ · 2D B____ · 3D C____ · 4D S__ · 6D J__

Across

1A: Kindergarten basics
ABCS · more answers for this clue
5A: Make angry, with "up"
RILE · more answers for this clue
6A: Nikola ___, M.V.P. of the 2023 N.B.A. Finals
JOKIC · more answers for this clue
7A: Portentious sign
OMEN · more answers for this clue
8A: What fills the Venn diagram of "dog" and "dogwood"
BARK · more answers for this clue

Down

1D: Enticing smell
AROMA · more answers for this clue
2D: Person who might wear a helmet and skin-tight shorts
BIKER · more answers for this clue
3D: Sound of ice moving around a glass
CLINK · more answers for this clue
4D: "Hold on a ___!"
SEC · more answers for this clue
6D: Something to interview for
JOB · more answers for this clue

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ABCS
RILE
JOKIC
OMEN
BARK

FAQ

1-Across: Kindergarten basics

ABCS.

5-Across: Make angry, with "up"

RILE.

6-Across: Nikola ___, M.V.P. of the 2023 N.B.A. Finals

JOKIC.

7-Across: Portentious sign

OMEN.

8-Across: What fills the Venn diagram of "dog" and "dogwood"

BARK.

1-Down: Enticing smell

AROMA.

2-Down: Person who might wear a helmet and skin-tight shorts

BIKER.

3-Down: Sound of ice moving around a glass

CLINK.

4-Down: "Hold on a ___!"

SEC.

6-Down: Something to interview for

JOB.