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NYT Mini Clues And Answers For Tuesday, December 17
The NYT Mini Crossword is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword. It’s a daily puzzle that offers a fun challenge to word game enthusiasts. Today’s puzzle was particularly tricky for me, but fear not, dear readers! I’m here to provide you with the answers so you can get back to solving other puzzles.
The clues and answers are listed below:
NYT Mini Across Answers
1 Across: Pig’s place — STY
4 Across: Lesson from Aesop’s stories — MORAL
6 Across: The squiggly lines over garbage cans, in cartoons — ODORS
7 Across: Unit of weight that’s also a unit of currency — POUND
8 Across: “___ not a big deal” — IT’S
NYT Mini Down Answers
1 Down: “Same here” — SO DO I
2 Fish aptly “swimming through” this puzzle’s circled letters — TROUT
3 Down: Knitting project purchases — YARNS
4 Down: Cleaning item in a bucket — MOP
5 “Acid” — LSD
Source: http://www.forbes.com
