Today’s NYT Mini Answer For Friday March 7 2025

Across
1. HUGS
🤔 A common way to show affection without words.
👐 People give these when they meet loved ones or say goodbye.
🤗 “OOO” can mean “out of office” or this warm gesture.

5. AHOLD
🏴‍☠️ A word often used by sailors or pirates when they seize something.
📞 When you finally connect with someone on the phone, you get ___ of them.
✊ “You’ve Really Got ___ on Me” (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles hit).

7. RUPEE
🏦 The currency used in India and several other South Asian countries.
🇮🇳 Featured with Mahatma Gandhi’s image in India.
💰 In “The Legend of Zelda,” this word is also used for in-game currency!

8. THREE
🏀 In basketball, a shot from long range is worth this many points.
📏 If you double 1.5, you get this number.
🔢 “III” in Roman numerals stands for this number.

9. OPS
🎮 Popular mode in Call of Duty: Black ___.
🏋️‍♂️ Short for “operations” in military and gaming.
🔫 Special forces often go on secret ___ missions.

Down
1. HART
🎭 Roxie ___, a key character in the musical “Chicago.”
💃 Played by Renée Zellweger in the 2002 film adaptation.
🖤 Roxie’s last name sounds like the word for “courage” or “bravery.”

2. NAH
🙅‍♂️ A slang way of saying “no.”
🤷‍♂️ The opposite of “yeah.”
❌ The movie “Nope” has this word’s meaning.

3. GOPRO
🎥 A small, durable camera often mounted on helmets for action shots.
🚴‍♂️ Used by extreme sports athletes for hands-free recording.
📸 A brand famous for adventure photography and underwater filming.

4. SNOOZE
😴 What happens when someone is in deep sleep.
⏰ The button you hit when you want “five more minutes” in the morning.
💤 “ZZZ” represents this activity.

6. D
🔡 The fourth letter of the alphabet.
🔤 Found right in the middle of the word “middle.”
🎓 A barely passing grade in school.