NYT Mini Crossword Answers for January 23, 2024
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 F___ · 5A H____ · 6A O____ · 7A O____ · 8A K___ · 1D F____ · 2D L____ · 3D E____ · 4D W___ · 5D H___
Across
1A: Took to the air
FLEW · more answers for this clue
5A: Actor Ledger of "The Dark Knight"
HEATH · more answers for this clue
6A: Words that can precede 1-Down and 5-Down, to mean "Undecided" and "Liable"
ONTHE ·
7A: Group of eight
OCTET · more answers for this clue
8A: Boat's bottom
KEEL · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Backyard border
FENCE · more answers for this clue
2D: Coffee-and-milk order
LATTE · more answers for this clue
3D: Broadway actress Merman
ETHEL · more answers for this clue
4D: Stimulate, as an appetite
WHET · more answers for this clue
5D: End of a fishing line
HOOK · more answers for this clue
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FLEW
HEATH
ONTHE
OCTET
KEEL
FAQ
1-Across: Took to the air
FLEW.
5-Across: Actor Ledger of "The Dark Knight"
HEATH.
6-Across: Words that can precede 1-Down and 5-Down, to mean "Undecided" and "Liable"
ONTHE.
7-Across: Group of eight
OCTET.
8-Across: Boat's bottom
KEEL.
1-Down: Backyard border
FENCE.
2-Down: Coffee-and-milk order
LATTE.
3-Down: Broadway actress Merman
ETHEL.
4-Down: Stimulate, as an appetite
WHET.
5-Down: End of a fishing line
HOOK.