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NYT Mini Crossword Clues
Clue | Solution |
---|---|
What bar patrons and basketball players take | SHOTS |
Sum amount | TOTAL |
Straight ___ Compton (debut N.W.A. album) | OUTTA |
Completely deplete | USEUP |
Presidential stints | TERMS |
Dark beer | STOUT |
The ___ always wins (casino mantra) | HOUSE |
Furry aquatic mammal | OTTER |
Actor Channing of Magic Mike | TATUM |
Is really good in Gen Z slang | SLAPS |
Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Facts
Here are some interesting facts about today’s crossword:
- Largest clue: What bar patrons and basketball players take
- Smallest clue: Dark beer
- Total number of clues: 10
- Total number of solutions: 10
- Average clue length: 25.4 characters
- Clues with numbers: 0
- Longest solution: SHOTS
- Shortest solution: SHOTS
- Number of unique solutions: 10
- Percentage of clues that are questions: 0.0%
- Clue with the most vowels: What bar patrons and basketball players take
- Clue with the most consonants: What bar patrons and basketball players take
- Most frequent word in the clues: ___
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