Every clue from today's NYT Mini, with the answers hidden until you want them. Start with the lengths, then first letters, then reveal.
Across clues and answer lengths
Across first letters
- 1 starts with G
- 5 starts with F
- 6 starts with I
- 7 starts with A
- 8 starts with T
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: Cohort born between 1965 and 1980, for short GENX
- 5 Across: Shipping giant with a purple-and-orange logo FEDEX
- 6 Across: Section at the end of a textbook INDEX
- 7 Across: Dry, as the desert ARID
- 8 Across: "___ it high and let it fly" (golfer's mantra) TEE
Down clues and answer lengths
- 1 Pop, rock or jazz (5)
- 2 Comedian Murphy (5)
- 3 Requirement (4)
- 4 Winning line in tic-tac-toe (3)
- 5 Italy's largest automaker (4)
Down first letters
- 1 starts with G
- 2 starts with E
- 3 starts with N
- 4 starts with X
- 5 starts with F
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: Pop, rock or jazz GENRE
- 2 Down: Comedian Murphy EDDIE
- 3 Down: Requirement NEED
- 4 Down: Winning line in tic-tac-toe XXX
- 5 Down: Italy's largest automaker FIAT
Show the solved grid
1G2E3N4X5FEDEX6INDEX7ARID8TEE
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