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 O
- 8 starts with C
- 9 starts with T
- 10 starts with A
- 11 starts with V
- 15 starts with E
- 16 starts with M
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: If you order "ostriche" on an Italian menu, you actually get these OYSTERS
- 8 Across: Microsoft's A.I. assistant COPILOT
- 9 Across: Move-in-ready, as a house for sale TURNKEY
- 10 Across: Home's opposite, on scoreboards AWAY
- 11 Across: Old and classic, as a car VINTAGE
- 15 Across: They're revved with a "Vroom!" ENGINES
- 16 Across: M, on a form MALE
Down clues and answer lengths
- 1 Span from C to C, in music (6)
- 2 "Fine, I give up" (6)
- 3 Pounced (6)
- 4 Young boy saved by Scrooge's change of heart (7)
- 5 Antlered animal of the Rockies (3)
- 6 Fish eggs (3)
- 7 Home with a trough of slop (3)
- 12 Actress de Armas (3)
- 13 Stylist's goo (3)
- 14 Suffix with Vietnam and Senegal (3)
Down first letters
- 1 starts with O
- 2 starts with Y
- 3 starts with S
- 4 starts with T
- 5 starts with E
- 6 starts with R
- 7 starts with S
- 12 starts with A
- 13 starts with G
- 14 starts with E
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: Span from C to C, in music OCTAVE
- 2 Down: "Fine, I give up" YOUWIN
- 3 Down: Pounced SPRANG
- 4 Down: Young boy saved by Scrooge's change of heart TINYTIM
- 5 Down: Antlered animal of the Rockies ELK
- 6 Down: Fish eggs ROE
- 7 Down: Home with a trough of slop STY
- 12 Down: Actress de Armas ANA
- 13 Down: Stylist's goo GEL
- 14 Down: Suffix with Vietnam and Senegal ESE
Show the solved grid
1O2Y3S4T5E6R7S8COPILOT9TURNKEY10AWAY11VINT12A13G14E15ENGINES16MALE
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