NYT Mini Crossword answers

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

1. Music genre with Jamaican origins

   • Likely answer: ska.

2. Sound of spring?

   • Likely answer: boing.

3. "Sesame Street" character who sings "Dance Myself to Sleep"

   • Likely answer: Ernie.

4. Religious offshoot groups

   • Likely answer: sects.

5. What you might use to test the temperature of a bath

   • Likely answer: toe.

DOWN

1. "Well, ___ you asked …"

   • Likely answer: since.

2. Work with yarn and needles

   • Likely answer: knit.

3. Years and years

   • Likely answer: best.

4. First word of every Oscars category

   • Likely answer: ages.

5. Black-and-white froyo topping

   • Likely answer: oreo.

ACROSS

1. ska.
2. boing.
3. Ernie.
4. sects.
5. toe.

DOWN

1. since.
2. knit.
3. best.
4. ages.
5. oreo.