Answers to today’s New York Times Simple Crossword December 23

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Let’s get to those simple crossword clues and answers.

Mini cross clues and answers

1 clue: S, as in shaker
Answer: salt

5a Idea: Birds squawking
Answer: Crow

6Clue: ___ shrimp (oxymoron)
Answer: Jumbo

7Clue: The most popular tool in the New York Times crossword, with over 800 appearances
Answer: Oppo

8A Idea: Atom units
Answer: ears

Mini down clues and answers

Idea 1D: Type of diving equipment
The answer: diving

2D Guide: Knight Protection
Answer: armor

Three-dimensional idea: sections of the brain
The answer: lobes

Four-dimensional guide: number of hollow teeth
The answer: two

6D Guide: Presidential First Names of the 2020s
Answer: Joe

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