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NYT Mini Hints For Wednesday, July 16: Today's Extra Clues And Answers
Answers for today's NYT Mini Crossword are just ahead.
Before we get to today's NYT Mini crossword hints, clues and answers, here are Tuesday's:
Wondering what it might mean to keep something in the loop? Not sure what type of wood Horace Slughorn's wand is made from in the Harry Potter books? Don't worry, because I'm here to help you with extra hints and the answers for today's NYT Mini crossword.
The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.
Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you'll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.
Here are extra hints and the official NYT Mini Crossword clues and answers for Wednesday, July 16:
Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:
NYT Mini Crossword Hints
1 Across: Measurements in syringes, perhaps
4 Across: Keeps pants up
6 Across: Completely treasure
7 Across: Major annual WWE event Wrestle_____
8 Across: A Member of Congress
1 Down: ____ Rapids, a city in Iowa
2 Down: Like a dinosaur in Jurassic Park or Dolly the Sheep
3 Down: Area where many of Las Vegas' most famous hotels and casinos are
4 Down: Exclamation often made by chef Emeril Lagasse
5 Down: The Old Man and the ____, Ernest Hemingway novella
NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
1 Across: Keeps in the loop, in a way – CCS
4 Across: They're kept in the loop – BELTS
6 Across: Love to pieces – ADORE
7 Across: Craze – MANIA
8 Across: Single weightlifting unit – REP
1 Down: Type of wood in Horace Slughorn's wand in the Harry Potter books – CEDAR
2 Down: What might have you seeing double? – CLONE
3 Down: Cartoonist's creation – STRIP
4 Down: "Ka-POW!" – BAM
5 Down: The Caribbean, e.g. – SEA
Completed New York Times Mini crossword for Wednesday, July 16.
It took me 2:29 to complete today's NYT Mini.
Wow, was this a tough one! The only answers I got without help from other letters were ADORE and SEA. I figured that MANIA might be "trend," but it quickly became clear that didn't fit with any Down answers.
I took an educated guess with CEDAR. That clue seems requires very specific knowledge (I've seen the Harry Potter films, but haven't read the books and there's absolutely zero chance I'm going to do that at this point because, y'know). That helped me get REP, which I initially thought might be "lbs," but that wouldn't make sense for a 'single' unit.
The "P" there led me to figure out STRIP, which led into MANIA and CLONE. With "-elts" on the board, the only thing that made sense for 4 Across was BELTS. BAM seems like a pretty arbitrary one to me. It took me far too long to figure out how CCS related to the clue – it refers to CCing someone on an email.
See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!
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