NYT Mini Crossword Answers for February 17, 2024
Updated
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 B______ · 8A A______ · 9A T______ · 10A P__ · 11A A______ · 15A C______ · 16A E______ · 1D B__ · 2D I__ · 3D G______ · 4D B______ · 5D I______ · 6D R__ · 7D D__ · 11D A__ · 12D T__ · 13D T__ · 14D E__
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1A: Eight-foot two-inch character on "Sesame Street"
BIGBIRD · more answers for this clue
8A: Captcha, for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart"
ACRONYM · more answers for this clue
9A: Works at a school
TEACHES · more answers for this clue
10A: Letter before "cue"
11A: Sporty sort
ATHLETE · more answers for this clue
15A: Relaxin'
CHILLIN · more answers for this clue
16A: Levied, as a tax
EXCISED · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: One taking night flights
2D: Winter driving hazard
3D: Illustration for a news segment
GRAPHIC · more answers for this clue
4D: Andrea ___, Italian tenor with 90+ million albums sold
BOCELLI · more answers for this clue
5D: Wearing dressy shoes
INHEELS · more answers for this clue
6D: "The Catcher in the ___"
7D: Private Instagram exchanges, for short
11D: Perfect tennis serve
12D: Texter's "Much appreciated"
13D: Even score
14D: You've reached it for the Down clues
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BIGBIRD
ACRONYM
TEACHES
PEE
ATHLETE
CHILLIN
EXCISED
FAQ
1-Across: Eight-foot two-inch character on "Sesame Street"
BIGBIRD.
8-Across: Captcha, for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart"
ACRONYM.
9-Across: Works at a school
TEACHES.
10-Across: Letter before "cue"
PEE.
11-Across: Sporty sort
ATHLETE.
15-Across: Relaxin'
CHILLIN.
16-Across: Levied, as a tax
EXCISED.
1-Down: One taking night flights
BAT.
2-Down: Winter driving hazard
ICE.
3-Down: Illustration for a news segment
GRAPHIC.
4-Down: Andrea ___, Italian tenor with 90+ million albums sold
BOCELLI.
5-Down: Wearing dressy shoes
INHEELS.
6-Down: "The Catcher in the ___"
RYE.
7-Down: Private Instagram exchanges, for short
DMS.
11-Down: Perfect tennis serve
ACE.
12-Down: Texter's "Much appreciated"
THX.
13-Down: Even score
TIE.
14-Down: You've reached it for the Down clues
END.