NYT Mini Crossword answers

Saturday, May 18, 2024

1. Presidential "no"

   • Likely answer: Veto.

2. Members of Russia's largest ethnic minority

   • Likely answer: Tatars.

3. Genre for a date night movie, perhaps

   • Likely answer: Romance.

4. Mischief-maker

   • Likely answer: Imp.

5. "You're ___ best!"

   • Likely answer: The.

6. Vacation spent on a mountain

   • Likely answer: Ski trip.

7. Tiny headphone

   • Likely answer: Earbud.

8. One of sixteen playing in the Sweet Sixteen

   • Likely answer: Team.

DOWN

1. Someone who really sucks?

   • Likely answer: Vampire.

2. Flight tracker's prediction, for short

   • Likely answer: ETA.

3. Hissy fit

   • Likely answer: Tantrum.

4. Flower that can mimic a female insect to attract males for pollination

   • Likely answer: Orchid.

5. The onetime celebrity couple of Cruise and Holmes, in tabloids

   • Likely answer: TomKat.

6. Ooze

   • Likely answer: Seep.

7. React to yeast

   • Likely answer: Rise.

8. "Still undecided," on schedules: Abbr.

   • Likely answer: TBA.

ACROSS

1. Veto.
2. Tatars.
3. Romance.
4. Imp.
5. The.
6. Ski trip.
7. Earbud.
8. Team.

DOWN

1. Vampire.
2. ETA.
3. Tantrum.
4. Orchid.
5. TomKat.
6. Seep.
7. Rise.
8. TBA.