NYT Mini Crossword answers

Friday, October 27, 2023

1. "The ___ was angry that day, my friends – like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli" ("Seinfeld" line)

   • Likely answer: sea.

2. With 7-Across, longtime cereal brand with a fruit in its name

   • Likely answer: Apple.

3. Sci-fi robot

   • Likely answer: droid.

4. See 4-Across

   • Likely answer: Jacks.

5. Most common word in English, according to Oxford

   • Likely answer: the.

DOWN

1. He could "eat no fat," in a nursery rhyme

   • Likely answer: Sprat.

2. Geological time period

   • Likely answer: epoch.

3. Similar

   • Likely answer: alike.

4. Modifying word: Abbr.

   • Likely answer: adj.

5. Singer Sheeran and actor Helms

   • Likely answer: eds.

ACROSS

1. sea.
2. Apple.
3. droid.
4. Jacks.
5. the.

DOWN

1. Sprat.
2. epoch.
3. alike.
4. adj.
5. eds.