Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, July 28
Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, July 28
Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? The first two clues require you to know a little bit about different alphabets. Read on for all the answers.

Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Letter after alpha, in the Greek alphabet
Answer: BETA
5A clue: Letter after Alfa, in the NATO phonetic alphabet
Answer: BRAVO
6A clue: Barrier reef organism
Answer: CORAL
7A clue: Bout of sniffling and sneezing, say
Answer: COLD
8A clue: Blue expanse
Answer: SKY
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: “Babbling” body of water
Answer: BROOK
2D clue: Before expected
Answer: EARLY
3D clue: Broadcast commercial, for short
Answer: TVAD
4D clue: Big name in early email
Answer: AOL
5D clue: Brings into an email thread discreetly
Answer: BCCS
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