About these answers
Mini #352's ten answers fill 21 white squares, and every one of them is crossed, so each letter belongs to one Across and one Down answer. The longest answers are MONEY (4-Across), SWIPE (6-Across), GLOAT (7-Across), BOWLS (1-Down), UNION (2-Down) and NEPAL (3-Down), at five letters; the shortest are BUN (1-Across), SNL (8-Across), MSG (4-Down) and YET (5-Down).
The grid uses fifteen different letters. The most common is N, in three squares, and 7 of the 21 squares hold a vowel (A, E, I, O or U). There’s no J, Q, X or Z in it.
The trickier clues, explained
- 8-Across, “Live comedy show with a weekly host and musical guest (abbr.)”: the short form is SNL.
- 4-Down, “Flavor enhancer in some Chinese food (abbr.)”: the short form is MSG.
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