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 Vacation rental (6)
- 7 When woolly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers roamed the earth (6)
- 8 Father figure? (6)
- 9 Comedian Samberg (4)
- 10 ___-bitty (4)
- 13 Canada's capital (6)
- 15 April 1st prankster (6)
- 16 Like the tongues of snakes (6)
Across first letters
- 1 starts with A
- 7 starts with I
- 8 starts with D
- 9 starts with A
- 10 starts with I
- 13 starts with O
- 15 starts with F
- 16 starts with F
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: Vacation rental AIRBNB
- 7 Across: When woolly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers roamed the earth ICEAGE
- 8 Across: Father figure? DADBOD
- 9 Across: Comedian Samberg ANDY
- 10 Across: ___-bitty ITTY
- 13 Across: Canada's capital OTTAWA
- 15 Across: April 1st prankster FOOLER
- 16 Across: Like the tongues of snakes FORKED
Down clues and answer lengths
- 1 Famed opera with over 1,000 performances at the Met (4)
- 2 "As far as ___ tell ..." (4)
- 3 Frequent visitor to websites with "r/" in their names (8)
- 4 Wittle, e.g. (8)
- 5 Many a foreign aid grp. (3)
- 6 What a convertible sofa converts into (3)
- 11 Overly cutesy (4)
- 12 Football field unit (4)
- 13 Not working today (3)
- 14 In addition (3)
Down first letters
- 1 starts with A
- 2 starts with I
- 3 starts with R
- 4 starts with B
- 5 starts with N
- 6 starts with B
- 11 starts with T
- 12 starts with Y
- 13 starts with O
- 14 starts with T
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: Famed opera with over 1,000 performances at the Met AIDA
- 2 Down: "As far as ___ tell ..." ICAN
- 3 Down: Frequent visitor to websites with "r/" in their names REDDITOR
- 4 Down: Wittle, e.g. BABYTALK
- 5 Down: Many a foreign aid grp. NGO
- 6 Down: What a convertible sofa converts into BED
- 11 Down: Overly cutesy TWEE
- 12 Down: Football field unit YARD
- 13 Down: Not working today OFF
- 14 Down: In addition TOO
Show the solved grid
1A2I3R4B5N6B7ICEAGE8DADBOD9ANDY10IT11T12Y13O14TTAWA15FOOLER16FORKED
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