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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for December 26, 2024

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Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Ian Livengood.

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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer

1A M___ · 5A D____ · 6A I____ · 7A E____ · 8A D___ · 1D M____ · 2D E____ · 3D S____ · 4D H___ · 5D D___

Across

1A: Breathable shorts fabric
MESH · more answers for this clue
5A: World's second-largest metropolis by population, after Tokyo
DELHI · more answers for this clue
6A: It doesn't get any better than this!
IDEAL · more answers for this clue
7A: With 8-Across, Hanukkah duration
EIGHT ·
8A: See 7-Across
DAYS ·

Down

1D: TV, radio, newspapers, social channels, etc.
MEDIA · more answers for this clue
2D: Poem of mourning
ELEGY · more answers for this clue
3D: "___ of Sunset" (2010s Bravo show)
SHAHS · more answers for this clue
4D: Gripped part of a sword
HILT · more answers for this clue
5D: Went to 0%, as a battery
DIED · more answers for this clue

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MESH
DELHI
IDEAL
EIGHT
DAYS

FAQ

1-Across: Breathable shorts fabric

MESH.

5-Across: World's second-largest metropolis by population, after Tokyo

DELHI.

6-Across: It doesn't get any better than this!

IDEAL.

7-Across: With 8-Across, Hanukkah duration

EIGHT.

8-Across: See 7-Across

DAYS.

1-Down: TV, radio, newspapers, social channels, etc.

MEDIA.

2-Down: Poem of mourning

ELEGY.

3-Down: "___ of Sunset" (2010s Bravo show)

SHAHS.

4-Down: Gripped part of a sword

HILT.

5-Down: Went to 0%, as a battery

DIED.