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 C
- 4 starts with L
- 6 starts with O
- 7 starts with G
- 8 starts with S
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: Baby bear CUB
- 4 Across: Goes down in defeat LOSES
- 6 Across: ___-3 fatty acids, nutritious compounds found in salmon OMEGA
- 7 Across: Tech service with folders like "Sent," "Starred" and "Snoozed" GMAIL
- 8 Across: Total angel SAINT
Down clues and answer lengths
- 1 Semicolon without the dot (5)
- 2 Ask a question to Claude, e.g. (5)
- 3 Start (5)
- 4 Fuel for a campfire (4)
- 5 Predominant taste of anchovies (4)
Down first letters
- 1 starts with C
- 2 starts with U
- 3 starts with B
- 4 starts with L
- 5 starts with S
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: Semicolon without the dot COMMA
- 2 Down: Ask a question to Claude, e.g. USEAI
- 3 Down: Start BEGIN
- 4 Down: Fuel for a campfire LOGS
- 5 Down: Predominant taste of anchovies SALT
Show the solved grid
1C2U3B4LOSE5S6OMEGA7GMAIL8SAINT
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