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Across clues and answers
- Gentle call from a dove: COO
- Dissolve away, as minerals: LEACH
- Hiker’s water container: CANTEEN
- Befitting: APT
- Word shortened to its middle letter in texts: ARE
- Filaments: STRANDS
- Submarine sandwiches, Philly-style: HOAGIES
- “How do you ___?” (judge’s question): PLEAD
Down clues and answers
- Alphabetically first time zone in the contiguous U.S.: CENTRAL
- Granola grain: OAT
- It includes Australia and Polynesia: OCEANIA
- Telecommuter’s accessory: LAPTOP
- Did a border collie’s job: HERDED
- Alternative to “card” or “Apple Pay”: CASH
- Loch ___ monster: NESS
- Number of candles on a birthday cake, often: AGE
Open the August 31 puzzle in the archive
The New York Times Help Center says past puzzles can be opened through Crossword Archives on the website or the Archives tab in the Games app. Choose Mini, then select the month and year to find the puzzle. The Help Center notes: “Games and All Access subscribers have access to the Archive.” People without those subscriptions have limited archive access. New York Times Crossword Archive help
Forbes contributor Kris Holt also reported a personal completion time of 2:51 and described entering AGE for 11-Down before correcting it. That is one writer’s account, not a typical completion-time benchmark.
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