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NYT Minimised 2023-12-12

◆ · By kieranjboyd · Published 2023-12-12T06:53:43.475Z

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Today's NYT crossword author: Peter Gordon
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  • SMEE 17:17 · 2023-12-13T05:46:49.299Z
    “Not happy, Jan!”
    • Chris 6:37 · 2023-12-13T13:37:40.535Z
      Sorry. I just do not understand the asterisk clues at all.
      • Randy Hunt 16:38 · 2023-12-13T17:12:28.060Z
        Kieran, if I may… CUTSCHOOL tells you that the starred clue answers have had SCH (short for “School”) cut from the answers, such as SCHWAS becomes WAS. Same with the others. Very clever!!
        • kieranjboyd constructor · 2023-12-13T19:36:24.240Z
          Randy's got it! This was a hard one to condense into a mini … and I was also strapped for time, hence the harder fill!
      Play today's daily mini crossword
      1A
      Basil or Angel suffix?
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Basil or Angel suffix?
      2. 4A
        Real pitiful person *
      3. 6A
        Spitting sound
      4. 7A
        Brian ___, Canadian Olympic silver medalist and f__mer _kat__
      5. 8A
        Word before room, hall, or centre
      6. 9A
        Put on ___ (perform)
      7. 12A
        Pop, in some regions
      8. 13A
        Real contemptible people *
      9. 14A
        Overhead trains in Chi-town
      Down
      1. 1D
        "Let's see what you've got"
      2. 2D
        Play hooky … or what you need to do in the starred entries, briefly
      3. 3D
        Miss ___ (come in a bar too late, say)
      4. 5D
        Fruity alcoholic drink [hey, this one still works!] *
      5. 7D
        Words between blessing and curse
      6. 10D
        Exalting works
      7. 11D
        Neutral vowels *
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