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 Music genre for Joni Mitchell or Woody Guthrie (4)
- 5 Flood embankment (5)
- 6 "That is to say ..." (5)
- 7 Music genre with the same first and last letters as 1-Across (4)
- 8 Hosp. areas that are usually on the ground floor (3)
Across first letters
- 1 starts with F
- 5 starts with L
- 6 starts with I
- 7 starts with F
- 8 starts with E
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: Music genre for Joni Mitchell or Woody Guthrie FOLK
- 5 Across: Flood embankment LEVEE
- 6 Across: "That is to say ..." IMEAN
- 7 Across: Music genre with the same first and last letters as 1-Across FUNK
- 8 Across: Hosp. areas that are usually on the ground floor ERS
Down clues and answer lengths
Down first letters
- 1 starts with F
- 2 starts with O
- 3 starts with L
- 4 starts with K
- 5 starts with L
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: Strongest bone in the human body FEMUR
- 2 Down: Array in a culinary classroom OVENS
- 3 Down: Plumbing problem LEAK
- 4 Down: He's a doll! KEN
- 5 Down: Magazine whose cover featured Elizabeth Taylor a record 14 times LIFE
Show the solved grid
1F2O3L4K5LEVEE6IMEAN7FUNK8ERS
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