‘Ask some personal questions’ NYT Mini Crossword clue Aug. 11 answer and hints

Ever had that one relative pretending to take an active interest in your life just when your test results are about to come out? Well, then today’s Aug. 11 NYT Mini Crossword’s clue, ‘ask some personal questions,’ will be easy for you to guess. 

Many people, including my relatives, have this annoying habit of taking an interest in other people’s lives and asking personal questions. If you’ve not experienced this in your life, consider yourself lucky—but that could also make it harder to answer today’s clue. Don’t worry, we’ll make it easier for you by giving you some hints to guess the answer to complete your crossword. 

‘Ask some personal questions’ NYT Mini Crossword hints and answer

• Hint 1: It is a three-letter word and it is a verb. 
• Hint 2: The answer is often said while stating that someone doesn’t respect somebody’s privacy. 
• Hint 3: The anagram for the solution is “RYP.”
• Hint 4: The solution starts with “P.”

IF YOU CROSS THE LINE, YOU SHALL SEE THE LIGHT, I MEAN… THE ANSWER 

“PRY” is the answer to seven down, and it is hands down the most annoying thing that you can experience when somebody keeps poking their nose into your business. According to Merriam-Webster, to pry is “to look closely or inquisitively.” The word is derived from “prise,” which is defined as “use force in order to move, move apart, or open,” and it is the perfect description for a nosy person. 

NYT Mini Crossword (Aug. 11) answers

Across 

• 1A Part of a Batman or Spider-Man costume — MASK
• 5A “What are you ___ today?” — UPTO
• 6A Soup eater’s onomatopoeia— SLURP
• 8A The “dial” in “Don’t touch that dial” — TUNER
• 9A “Don’t move, Fido!” — STAY

Down

• 1D Simply have to — MUST
• 2D Best possible grade — APLUS
• 3D Backflip in an action movie, e.g. — STUNT
• 4D Its currency is the won — KOREA
• 7D Ask some personal questions — PRY

‘Ask some personal questions’ NYT Mini Crossword difficulty rating

The difficulty rating for the ‘Ask some personal questions’ clue should be three out of five, as it is not often used in conversations unless it is about a particular person who has no concept of personal space and wants to be the center of attention in every topic. 

How to play other word games like the NYT Mini Crossword

If you’re bored of the NYT’s Mini Crossword, then you can try out other crossword puzzles from the LA Times and the Washington Post. But if you’re looking for something more arbitrary yet work on your vocabulary, you cannot go wrong with NYT’s Strands and Spelling Bee.