NYT Mini Crossword Answers for March 9, 2025
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Sam Ezersky.
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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A M__ · 4A I____ · 7A L____ · 8A D____ · 9A S__ · 1D M___ · 2D A___ · 3D P____ · 5D S___ · 6D T___
Across
1A: All over the ___
4A: Exasperated words before trailing off into a facepalm
IJUST · more answers for this clue
7A: Kendrick who won five Grammys for 2024's "Not Like Us"
LAMAR · more answers for this clue
8A: Rapper in a beef with 7-Across
DRAKE ·
9A: "The birds and the bees"
Down
1D: Not spicy, as salsa
MILD · more answers for this clue
2D: Slightly open, as a door
AJAR · more answers for this clue
3D: Mountain lions
PUMAS · more answers for this clue
5D: Alcohol whose varieties include junmai ("pure rice") and nigori ("cloudy")
SAKE · more answers for this clue
6D: Dino with short arms
TREX · more answers for this clue
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MAP
IJUST
LAMAR
DRAKE
SEX
FAQ
1-Across: All over the ___
MAP.
4-Across: Exasperated words before trailing off into a facepalm
IJUST.
7-Across: Kendrick who won five Grammys for 2024's "Not Like Us"
LAMAR.
8-Across: Rapper in a beef with 7-Across
DRAKE.
9-Across: "The birds and the bees"
SEX.
1-Down: Not spicy, as salsa
MILD.
2-Down: Slightly open, as a door
AJAR.
3-Down: Mountain lions
PUMAS.
5-Down: Alcohol whose varieties include junmai ("pure rice") and nigori ("cloudy")
SAKE.
6-Down: Dino with short arms
TREX.