Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers on February 23

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Today's NYT mini crossword ends with a little Easter egg. Solve it, a red car appears and starts driving around the puzzle, where two partial words form a “tunnel”. A little cute, a little weird – see your thoughts. Do you need some help with today’s mini crossword game? read. And, if you can use some tips and guidance for your day-to-day solution, check out our mini crossword puzzle.
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The NYT mini crossword game completed on February 23, 2025.
Mini cross clues and answers
1A Clue: Sing like “Boopity-Bop-dee-doo-dee-doo-bee”
Answer: SCAT
5A Clue: Eagle's Claws
Answer: Claw
7A Clues: The UK's “U”
Answer: Manchester United
9a clue: “Hey, this is cheating!”
Answer: Norfolk
10A Clues: Rapper, songs “Hot In Herre” and “Air Force Ones”
Answer: Neli
Mini Don's clues and answers
1D clue: Surprise
Answer: Coma
2D Clues: Officially accepted storyline
A: Canon
3D clue: “Get ___!”! ” (“Stop being bored!”)
Answer: alife
4D clues: Total number
Answer: Total
6D clue: Astronaut Armstrong
Answer: Neil
8D clue: No moisture
Answer: Do
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