NYT Mini Crossword Answers for October 27, 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 S__ · 4A A____ · 6A D____ · 7A J____ · 8A T__ · 1D S____ · 2D E____ · 3D A____ · 4D A__ · 5D E__
Across
1A: "The ___ was angry that day, my friends – like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli" ("Seinfeld" line)
4A: With 7-Across, longtime cereal brand with a fruit in its name
APPLE ·
6A: Sci-fi robot
DROID · more answers for this clue
7A: See 4-Across
JACKS ·
8A: Most common word in English, according to Oxford
Down
1D: He could "eat no fat," in a nursery rhyme
SPRAT · more answers for this clue
2D: Geological time period
EPOCH · more answers for this clue
3D: Similar
ALIKE · more answers for this clue
4D: Modifying word: Abbr.
5D: Singer Sheeran and actor Helms
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SEA
APPLE
DROID
JACKS
THE
FAQ
1-Across: "The ___ was angry that day, my friends – like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli" ("Seinfeld" line)
SEA.
4-Across: With 7-Across, longtime cereal brand with a fruit in its name
APPLE.
6-Across: Sci-fi robot
DROID.
7-Across: See 4-Across
JACKS.
8-Across: Most common word in English, according to Oxford
THE.
1-Down: He could "eat no fat," in a nursery rhyme
SPRAT.
2-Down: Geological time period
EPOCH.
3-Down: Similar
ALIKE.
4-Down: Modifying word: Abbr.
ADJ.
5-Down: Singer Sheeran and actor Helms
EDS.