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
- 1 Word before "a hand" or "a hoot" (4)
- 5 Card game for Phil Ivey (5)
- 6 Philly Ivy (5)
- 7 Basic unit of mass (4)
- 8 Not bad, but not great (4)
Across first letters
- 1 starts with G
- 5 starts with P
- 6 starts with U
- 7 starts with G
- 8 starts with S
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: Word before "a hand" or "a hoot" GIVE
- 5 Across: Card game for Phil Ivey POKER
- 6 Across: Philly Ivy UPENN
- 7 Across: Basic unit of mass GRAM
- 8 Across: Not bad, but not great SOSO
Down clues and answer lengths
Down first letters
- 1 starts with G
- 2 starts with I
- 3 starts with V
- 4 starts with E
- 5 starts with P
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: Enter the N.F.L. draft, say GOPRO
- 2 Down: Furniture stores in giant blue warehouses IKEAS
- 3 Down: Cash App alternative VENMO
- 4 Down: Suffix with north, south, east or west ERN
- 5 Down: Dogs with smushed-looking faces PUGS
Show the solved grid
1G2I3V4E5POKER6UPENN7GRAM8SOSO
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