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 R
- 5 starts with M
- 6 starts with E
- 7 starts with G
- 8 starts with A
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: Golfer McIlroy RORY
- 5 Across: What a best-selling book might be adapted into MOVIE
- 6 Across: Nickname that drops "beth" ELIZA
- 7 Across: Early 2000s babies are part of it GENZ
- 8 Across: Tool for a lumberjack AXE
Down clues and answer lengths
Down first letters
- 1 starts with R
- 2 starts with O
- 3 starts with R
- 4 starts with Y
- 5 starts with M
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: Watch brand with a crown logo ROLEX
- 2 Down: Word like equine, feline or canine, but for sheep OVINE
- 3 Down: Charisma, in slang RIZZ
- 4 Down: Opposite of "nay" YEA
- 5 Down: "Big" prefix MEGA
Show the solved grid
1R2O3R4Y5MOVIE6ELIZA7GENZ8AXE
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