NYT Mini Crossword Answers for February 27, 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 P___ · 5A L___ · 6A A____ · 8A N____ · 9A D__ · 1D P___ · 2D A___ · 3D S____ · 4D T____ · 7D B__
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1A: Not in the present
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5A: Someone who fidgets, purses their lips or stares without blinking, according to body language experts
LIAR · more answers for this clue
6A: Wing it on stage
ADLIB · more answers for this clue
8A: "Very cool!," in old lingo
NEATO · more answers for this clue
9A: ___ point, temperature at which water vapor condenses
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1D: Detailed proposal
PLAN · more answers for this clue
2D: Politician's assistant
AIDE · more answers for this clue
3D: Healthy lunch option
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4D: Overdone
TRITE · more answers for this clue
7D: Knot in the present?
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PAST
LIAR
ADLIB
NEATO
DEW
FAQ
1-Across: Not in the present
PAST.
5-Across: Someone who fidgets, purses their lips or stares without blinking, according to body language experts
LIAR.
6-Across: Wing it on stage
ADLIB.
8-Across: "Very cool!," in old lingo
NEATO.
9-Across: ___ point, temperature at which water vapor condenses
DEW.
1-Down: Detailed proposal
PLAN.
2-Down: Politician's assistant
AIDE.
3-Down: Healthy lunch option
SALAD.
4-Down: Overdone
TRITE.
7-Down: Knot in the present?
BOW.