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 Harmless lie (3)
- 4 Hard guy to find in a crowd? (5)
- 6 Milan's land (5)
- 7 Facial features missing from most emojis (5)
- 8 Texter's "Wow ... just wow" (3)
Across first letters
- 1 starts with F
- 4 starts with W
- 6 starts with I
- 7 starts with N
- 8 starts with S
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: Harmless lie FIB
- 4 Across: Hard guy to find in a crowd? WALDO
- 6 Across: Milan's land ITALY
- 7 Across: Facial features missing from most emojis NOSES
- 8 Across: Texter's "Wow ... just wow" SMH
Down clues and answer lengths
- 1 News ___ (5)
- 2 Not doing anything (4)
- 3 They're "back in town," in a 1970s rock hit (4)
- 4 Comes in first (4)
- 5 Tiny thing to split (4)
Down first letters
- 1 starts with F
- 2 starts with I
- 3 starts with B
- 4 starts with W
- 5 starts with A
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: News ___ FLASH
- 2 Down: Not doing anything IDLE
- 3 Down: They're "back in town," in a 1970s rock hit BOYS
- 4 Down: Comes in first WINS
- 5 Down: Tiny thing to split ATOM
Show the solved grid
1F2I3B4W5ALDO6ITALY7NOSES8SMH
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