Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, July 22

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It helps if you know your past Saturday Night Live stars. Read on for all the answers. Mini across clues and answers 1A clue: Mother chicken Answer: HEN 4A clue: Word after “leading” and “first” Answer: LADY 5A clue: Just peachy … or a hint to the two letters that appear most often in this grid Answer: DANDY 6A clue: Bryant of “S.N.L.” fame Answer: AIDY 7A clue: Like overcooked chicken Answer: DRY NYT/Screenshot by CNET Mini down clues and answers 1D clue: Helpful Answer: HANDY 2D clue: Swirl of water Answer: EDDY 3D clue: The Yankees, on scoreboards Answer: NYY 4D clue: Supervillain’s hideout Answer: LAIR 5D clue: ___ joke Answer: DAD Get CNET's top-rated VPN for privacy and usability CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line. See full bio The Latest from Gael Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, July 22 Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 22, #1859 Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 22, #667