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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for December 16, 2023

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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 D__ · 4A G____ · 6A T______ · 8A O______ · 9A M______ · 10A P____ · 11A S__ · 1D D______ · 2D O______ · 3D G______ · 4D G____ · 5D A____ · 6D T__ · 7D A__

Across

1A: Goldendoodle, e.g.
DOG · more answers for this clue
4A: Italian city that anagrams to NO AGE
GENOA · more answers for this clue
6A: Flaky white fish
TILAPIA · more answers for this clue
8A: What the answer to this clue is not (it's two!)
ONEWORD · more answers for this clue
9A: Changed, as DNA
MUTATED · more answers for this clue
10A: Animal hides
PELTS · more answers for this clue
11A: Blue above you
SKY · more answers for this clue

Down

1D: Backspaces, e.g.
DELETES · more answers for this clue
2D: Out touring the neighborhood
ONAWALK · more answers for this clue
3D: Words to a 1-Across while 2-Down
GOPOTTY ·
4D: Generate, as excitement
GINUP · more answers for this clue
5D: Buenos ___, capital of Argentina
AIRES · more answers for this clue
6D: Sawyer created by Mark Twain
TOM · more answers for this clue
7D: Use a "+" sign
ADD · more answers for this clue

Completed grid

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DOG
GENOA
TILAPIA
ONEWORD
MUTATED
PELTS
SKY

FAQ

1-Across: Goldendoodle, e.g.

DOG.

4-Across: Italian city that anagrams to NO AGE

GENOA.

6-Across: Flaky white fish

TILAPIA.

8-Across: What the answer to this clue is not (it's two!)

ONEWORD.

9-Across: Changed, as DNA

MUTATED.

10-Across: Animal hides

PELTS.

11-Across: Blue above you

SKY.

1-Down: Backspaces, e.g.

DELETES.

2-Down: Out touring the neighborhood

ONAWALK.

3-Down: Words to a 1-Across while 2-Down

GOPOTTY.

4-Down: Generate, as excitement

GINUP.

5-Down: Buenos ___, capital of Argentina

AIRES.

6-Down: Sawyer created by Mark Twain

TOM.

7-Down: Use a "+" sign

ADD.