NYT Minimised 2023-11-13
◆ · By kieranjboyd · Published 2023-11-13T00:51:39.993Z
Constructor's Note
Today's NYT author: Benjamin Fink
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The Lernaean Hydra of Greek mythology had many heads, with the first written count being nine, so collectively the heads form an example of a NONET.1A
Cover story? *
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Across
- 1ACover story? *
- 6AHydra's heads, for example
- 7AMagazine full of gossip-y drivel*
- 10A___ Phillips, American scriptwriter who created 'Guiding Light' (hidden in "air navigation")
- 11ATask for around half of a football team [I use Australian spelling, remember?] *
- 14APrefix for things related to certain Eastern European countries including Serbia and Croatia
- 15A2020 sci-fi film in which things move both forwards and backwards, fittingly *
Down
- 1DRed army member? [clue taken from yesterday's NYT crossword]
- 2DHawaii's Mauna ___ [don't worry, I struggle with this fill too]
- 3DBach's 'Mass ___ Minor'
- 4DWith 5D, "Here's something surprisingly true …", which could apply to each of the starred entries
- 5DSee 4D (and the starred entries)
- 8DLtd. alternative
- 9DDaniel ___ Kim, American actor from 'Lost' and the last 30 minutes of 'Joy Ride'
- 11DAbbreviation for changing clocks for around half the year
- 12DTwelfth letter of the Spanish alphabet
- 13DCharacter: "I'll hold up a big kite, and you blow air at me until I lift off! What do you think of that idea?" Turbine: "I'm not a huge ___." (XKCD comic)