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 W
- 5 starts with I
- 6 starts with S
- 7 starts with S
- 8 starts with W
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: Towel (off) WIPE
- 5 Across: Result of brainstorming IDEA
- 6 Across: What jellyfish and bees do STING
- 7 Across: Glowed bright SHONE
- 8 Across: Surface over which to skip a stone … as illustrated in the circled letters WATER
Down clues and answer lengths
Down first letters
- 1 starts with W
- 2 starts with I
- 3 starts with P
- 4 starts with E
- 6 starts with S
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: The Beatles' "___ Little Help From My Friends" WITHA
- 2 Down: Dummy IDIOT
- 3 Down: Pasta that can be made "alla vodka" PENNE
- 4 Down: Like a beaver, in a saying EAGER
- 6 Down: Direction from N.Y.C. to Miami: Abbr. SSW
Show the solved grid
1W2I3P4E5IDEA6STING7SHONE8WATER
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