Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, Aug. 19

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword is one of those puzzle grids with absolutely no empty spaces in the grid. So if you get all the Across answers, the Down ones will fill right in. Other than 1-Across, it went pretty quickly for me today. Need some help with today's Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

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Let's get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

1A clue: Animal that falls in love with a tape dispenser, in a classic New Yorker cartoonAnswer: SNAIL

6A clue: Language written in Devanagari scriptAnswer: HINDI

7A clue: Singer Presley or CostelloAnswer: ELVIS

8A clue: George ___, "Middlemarch" authorAnswer: ELIOT

9A clue: Things "read" by fortune tellersAnswer: PALMS

1D clue: Blind followersAnswer: SHEEP

2D clue: ___ wafers (Nabisco treat)Answer: NILLA

3D clue: Heavy item falling from the sky in some classic cartoonsAnswer: ANVIL

4D clue: "In a pickle" or "in a jam"Answer: IDIOM

5D clue: They might end with "etc."Answer: LISTS