NYT Mini Crossword Answers for May 18, 2024
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Wyna Liu.
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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A V___ · 5A T_____ · 7A R______ · 8A I__ · 9A T__ · 10A S______ · 12A E_____ · 13A T___ · 1D V______ · 2D E__ · 3D T______ · 4D O_____ · 5D T_____ · 6D S___ · 7D R___ · 11D T__
Across
1A: Presidential "no"
VETO · more answers for this clue
5A: Members of Russia's largest ethnic minority
TATARS · more answers for this clue
7A: Genre for a date night movie, perhaps
ROMANCE · more answers for this clue
8A: Mischief-maker
9A: "You're ___ best!"
10A: Vacation spent on a mountain
SKITRIP · more answers for this clue
12A: Tiny headphone
EARBUD · more answers for this clue
13A: One of sixteen playing in the Sweet Sixteen
TEAM · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Someone who really sucks?
VAMPIRE · more answers for this clue
2D: Flight tracker's prediction, for short
3D: Hissy fit
TANTRUM · more answers for this clue
4D: Flower that can mimic a female insect to attract males for pollination
ORCHID · more answers for this clue
5D: The onetime celebrity couple of Cruise and Holmes, in tabloids
TOMKAT · more answers for this clue
6D: Ooze
SEEP · more answers for this clue
7D: React to yeast
RISE · more answers for this clue
11D: "Still undecided," on schedules: Abbr.
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VETO
TATARS
ROMANCE
IMPTHE
SKITRIP
EARBUD
TEAM
FAQ
1-Across: Presidential "no"
VETO.
5-Across: Members of Russia's largest ethnic minority
TATARS.
7-Across: Genre for a date night movie, perhaps
ROMANCE.
8-Across: Mischief-maker
IMP.
9-Across: "You're ___ best!"
THE.
10-Across: Vacation spent on a mountain
SKITRIP.
12-Across: Tiny headphone
EARBUD.
13-Across: One of sixteen playing in the Sweet Sixteen
TEAM.
1-Down: Someone who really sucks?
VAMPIRE.
2-Down: Flight tracker's prediction, for short
ETA.
3-Down: Hissy fit
TANTRUM.
4-Down: Flower that can mimic a female insect to attract males for pollination
ORCHID.
5-Down: The onetime celebrity couple of Cruise and Holmes, in tabloids
TOMKAT.
6-Down: Ooze
SEEP.
7-Down: React to yeast
RISE.
11-Down: "Still undecided," on schedules: Abbr.
TBA.