Mini Crossword Today: Answers for Oct. 29

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? I enjoyed the first three rhyming clues: gummy, dummy and tummy. I also thought “gummy” would be followed by “worm,” which was not the obvious or the correct answer, so I had to rethink that one. Read on for all the answers.

The Mini Crossword is a nice break from the tougher puzzles, and it takes only a fraction of the time of the vaunted, regular New York Times Crossword puzzle.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Gummy ___
Answer: BEAR

 5A clue: Dummy
Answer: IDIOT

7A clue: Tummy
Answer: BELLY

8A clue: Mean facial expression
Answer: SNEER

9A clue: Left-wing political org. that includes Zohran Mamdani and A.O.C.
Answer: DSA

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Garments worn in high chairs
Answer: BIBS

2D clue: Garden for Adam and Eve
Answer: EDEN

3D clue: Felt sick
Answer: AILED

4D clue: Willy Wonka and Bob Dylan, for Timothée Chalamet
Answer: ROLES

5D clue: Banks of America’s Next Top Model
Answer: TYRA

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