Mini crossword link (free to play, account not mandatory): https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords/game/mini
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1:19, I blame my beer soaked vacation brain. And its frikkin hot here in Rhodes.
Made some errors while trying to rush through it. Fairly approachable crossword otherwise, and a nice theme.
answer spoilers
ADVICES/ADVISES ughhhh.
Forgot about NAIF. It shows up in the NYT Spelling Bee. Last seen on the 19th. https://nytbee.com/Bee_20230819.html
For 55A “Royalties for any musician?” I focused more on the “royal” part than the musician, leading me to COUNT CHECKS (count as in title of nobility).
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With you on NAIF - the N was the last thing that I filled in. I had wAIF instead and it just wasn’t clicking. (Not knowing ILENE Chaiken made the cross harder).
