NYT Mini Crossword Answers for September 14, 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 H___ · 5A P_____ · 7A R_____ · 8A P__ · 9A S__ · 10A O_____ · 12A S_____ · 13A E___ · 1D H__ · 2D E_____ · 3D M_____ · 4D S___ · 5D P_____ · 6D L_____ · 8D P___ · 11D S__
Across
1A: Shortens, as a skirt
HEMS · more answers for this clue
5A: What each word in "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles" is a stand-in for
PLANET · more answers for this clue
7A: Puzzling question
RIDDLE · more answers for this clue
8A: Nonhuman "child"
9A: "You reap what you ___"
10A: Agrees to receive promotional emails, say
OPTSIN · more answers for this clue
12A: Feats for gymnasts or bowlers
SPLITS · more answers for this clue
13A: What some teachers claim to have in the backs of their heads
EYES · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: "I've ___ it up to here with you!"
2D: Calls off the relationship
ENDSIT · more answers for this clue
3D: Cantaloupes and the like
MELONS · more answers for this clue
4D: Hearty soup
STEW · more answers for this clue
5D: Like polo shirts and varsity jackets
PREPPY · more answers for this clue
6D: Minuscule
LITTLE · more answers for this clue
8D: Cat or cow, in yoga
POSE · more answers for this clue
11D: Feminine family nickname
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HEMS
PLANET
RIDDLE
PETSOW
OPTSIN
SPLITS
EYES
FAQ
1-Across: Shortens, as a skirt
HEMS.
5-Across: What each word in "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles" is a stand-in for
PLANET.
7-Across: Puzzling question
RIDDLE.
8-Across: Nonhuman "child"
PET.
9-Across: "You reap what you ___"
SOW.
10-Across: Agrees to receive promotional emails, say
OPTSIN.
12-Across: Feats for gymnasts or bowlers
SPLITS.
13-Across: What some teachers claim to have in the backs of their heads
EYES.
1-Down: "I've ___ it up to here with you!"
HAD.
2-Down: Calls off the relationship
ENDSIT.
3-Down: Cantaloupes and the like
MELONS.
4-Down: Hearty soup
STEW.
5-Down: Like polo shirts and varsity jackets
PREPPY.
6-Down: Minuscule
LITTLE.
8-Down: Cat or cow, in yoga
POSE.
11-Down: Feminine family nickname
SIS.