NYT Minimised 2023-11-13
◆ · Por kieranjboyd · Publicado 2023-11-13T00:51:39.993Z
Constructor's Note
Today's NYT author: Benjamin Fink
Comprobando datos de juego anteriores…
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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Horizontales
- 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 *
Verticales
- 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)