NYT Mini Crossword Answers for August 4, 2024
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Christina Iverson.
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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A H___ · 5A B____ · 6A U____ · 7A S____ · 8A T__ · 1D H____ · 2D E____ · 3D A___ · 4D D___ · 5D B___
Across
1A: The first blank in this phrase: From ___ to ___
HEAD · more answers for this clue
5A: "The Hobbit" hobbit
BILBO · more answers for this clue
6A: A 16 seed beating a 1 seed, e.g.
UPSET · more answers for this clue
7A: Feeling of ill will
SPITE · more answers for this clue
8A: The second blank in this phrase: From ___ to ___
Down
1D: Creature able to hold its breath underwater for up to 30 minutes
HIPPO · more answers for this clue
2D: Name that sounds like the twelfth and third letters of the alphabet
ELSIE · more answers for this clue
3D: Help with a crime
ABET · more answers for this clue
4D: Pour love (on)
DOTE · more answers for this clue
5D: Opposite of boom, on Wall Street
BUST · more answers for this clue
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HEAD
BILBO
UPSET
SPITE
TOE
FAQ
1-Across: The first blank in this phrase: From ___ to ___
HEAD.
5-Across: "The Hobbit" hobbit
BILBO.
6-Across: A 16 seed beating a 1 seed, e.g.
UPSET.
7-Across: Feeling of ill will
SPITE.
8-Across: The second blank in this phrase: From ___ to ___
TOE.
1-Down: Creature able to hold its breath underwater for up to 30 minutes
HIPPO.
2-Down: Name that sounds like the twelfth and third letters of the alphabet
ELSIE.
3-Down: Help with a crime
ABET.
4-Down: Pour love (on)
DOTE.
5-Down: Opposite of boom, on Wall Street
BUST.