NYT Mini Crossword Answers for April 9, 2024
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Christina Iverson.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A S__ · 4A B____ · 6A E____ · 7A S____ · 8A T__ · 1D S____ · 2D K___ · 3D A___ · 4D B___ · 5D O___
Across
1A: Music genre with Jamaican origins
4A: Sound of spring?
BOING · more answers for this clue
6A: "Sesame Street" character who sings "Dance Myself to Sleep"
ERNIE · more answers for this clue
7A: Religious offshoot groups
SECTS · more answers for this clue
8A: What you might use to test the temperature of a bath
Down
1D: "Well, ___ you asked …"
SINCE · more answers for this clue
2D: Work with yarn and needles
KNIT · more answers for this clue
3D: Years and years
AGES · more answers for this clue
4D: First word of every Oscars category
BEST · more answers for this clue
5D: Black-and-white froyo topping
OREO · more answers for this clue
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SKA
BOING
ERNIE
SECTS
TOE
FAQ
1-Across: Music genre with Jamaican origins
SKA.
4-Across: Sound of spring?
BOING.
6-Across: "Sesame Street" character who sings "Dance Myself to Sleep"
ERNIE.
7-Across: Religious offshoot groups
SECTS.
8-Across: What you might use to test the temperature of a bath
TOE.
1-Down: "Well, ___ you asked …"
SINCE.
2-Down: Work with yarn and needles
KNIT.
3-Down: Years and years
AGES.
4-Down: First word of every Oscars category
BEST.
5-Down: Black-and-white froyo topping
OREO.