Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Thursday, Sept. 10

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Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? I usually don’t like clues that go together, but today’s pair, 4-Across and 1-Down, were pretty simple. Read on for all the answers.


Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Humans share about 99% of it with chimps
Answer: DNA

4A clue: Blue attire made of 1-Down
Answer: JEANS

6A clue: Bring together
Answer: UNITE

7A clue: Chunk taken out of a golf fairway
Answer: DIVOT

8A clue: Foreboding signs
Answer: OMENS

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Blue material in 4-Across
Answer: DENIM

2D clue: Gullible
Answer: NAIVE

3D clue: ___ Chigurh, Javier Bardem’s Oscar-winning role in “No Country for Old Men”
Answer: ANTON

4D clue: Olympic martial art
Answer: JUDO

5D clue: Theater backdrops
Answer: SETS

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