This guide is for the Sunday, November 17, 2024 NYT Mini Crossword. The clue list for that date is available, but a complete answer grid could not be independently confirmed; the only answer verified by a separate clue-answer source is VIGIL for “Candlelight ceremony.”
Sunday, November 17, 2024 clue list
A dated guide lists five Across clues and five Down clues for the puzzle. The clues below are reproduced from Try Hard Guides’ November 17, 2024 guide.
Across
- 1A: Someone for whom a velvet rope may be lifted, in brief
- 4A: Workplace with pickaxes
- 5A: Puff piece?
- 6A: Lose a staring contest
- 7A: Parts of Crocs that say “crocs” on them
Down
- 1D: Candlelight ceremony — VIGIL
- 2D: Totally harebrained
- 3D: Company car and a free gym membership, for example
- 4D: Venus de ___ (sculpture)
- 5D: “60 Minutes” network
The answer VIGIL is listed for “Candlelight ceremony” by Game Answer. The remaining clues are included here without guessed answers: the available dated guide supplies the clue list, but the full solution grid has not been independently confirmed.
Why the year matters
The title date refers to 2024: November 17 fell on a Sunday that year. November 17, 2025 was a Monday, as noted in this Forbes result for that date. Including the year distinguishes this Sunday puzzle from later November 17 editions.
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