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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for October 14, 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 P______ · 8A A______ · 9A R______ · 10A E__ · 11A T______ · 15A H______ · 16A O______ · 1D P__ · 2D I__ · 3D R______ · 4D A______ · 5D T______ · 6D E__ · 7D D__ · 11D T__ · 12D H__ · 13D M__ · 14D S__

Across

1A: Illegally copied and sold, as music
PIRATED · more answers for this clue
8A: Word that Nemo struggles to pronounce in "Finding Nemo"
ANEMONE · more answers for this clue
9A: Classic cinnamon candy
REDHOTS · more answers for this clue
10A: Snake-like fish
EEL · more answers for this clue
11A: Los Angeles football team
THERAMS · more answers for this clue
15A: Pet that might have a wheel
HAMSTER · more answers for this clue
16A: Slurped seafood delicacy
OYSTERS · more answers for this clue

Down

1D: Number on a mini golf scorecard
PAR · more answers for this clue
2D: Suffix with nectar, for a fruit
INE · more answers for this clue
3D: Cashes in
REDEEMS · more answers for this clue
4D: Liberal arts college whose name anagrams to 11- and 15-Across
AMHERST ·
5D: "Sorry, you missed your window"
TOOLATE · more answers for this clue
6D: Tree creature in Middle-earth
ENT · more answers for this clue
7D: ___ Moines, Iowa
DES · more answers for this clue
11D: However, informally
THO · more answers for this clue
12D: Food for a horse
HAY · more answers for this clue
13D: French for "sea"
MER · more answers for this clue
14D: 4th-year students: Abbr.
SRS · more answers for this clue

Completed grid

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PIRATED
ANEMONE
REDHOTS
EEL
THERAMS
HAMSTER
OYSTERS

FAQ

1-Across: Illegally copied and sold, as music

PIRATED.

8-Across: Word that Nemo struggles to pronounce in "Finding Nemo"

ANEMONE.

9-Across: Classic cinnamon candy

REDHOTS.

10-Across: Snake-like fish

EEL.

11-Across: Los Angeles football team

THERAMS.

15-Across: Pet that might have a wheel

HAMSTER.

16-Across: Slurped seafood delicacy

OYSTERS.

1-Down: Number on a mini golf scorecard

PAR.

2-Down: Suffix with nectar, for a fruit

INE.

3-Down: Cashes in

REDEEMS.

4-Down: Liberal arts college whose name anagrams to 11- and 15-Across

AMHERST.

5-Down: "Sorry, you missed your window"

TOOLATE.

6-Down: Tree creature in Middle-earth

ENT.

7-Down: ___ Moines, Iowa

DES.

11-Down: However, informally

THO.

12-Down: Food for a horse

HAY.

13-Down: French for "sea"

MER.

14-Down: 4th-year students: Abbr.

SRS.