‘Suffix for a huge fad’ NYT Mini Crossword puzzle clue answer and hints

Are you absolutely in love with the Beatles or any other music band? Today’s NYT Mini Crossword clue, “Suffix for a huge fad,” tests your vocabulary to unravel the word for your intense fandom toward them.

If you are struggling to answer the clue, here are today’s hints and answers for the NYT Mini Crossword on Sept. 3 to help you solve the crossword.

‘Suffix for a huge fad’ NYT Sept. 3 Mini Crossword hints and answer

• Hint 1: The answer describes an intense or overwhelming obsession with something.
• Hint 2: The five-letter word is usually a suffix added at the end of popular culture terms like “Beatle_____.”
• Hint 3: It starts with the letter “M.”
• Hint 4: The word has roots in ancient Greek, where it meant “madness” or “frenzy.”

Let’s stop the fandom for a moment and reveal the answer. 

Did you already see it coming? The answer to one down in the Sept. 3 New York Times Mini Crossword is “MANIA.” According to Merriam-Webster, the word “mania” denotes “excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm,” which perfectly fits the definition of a huge fad. 

‘Suffix for a huge fad’ NYT Mini Crossword difficulty rating

“Suffix for a huge fad” is quite a straightforward clue, and some may use “mania” as a suffix fairly often. Even though it’s easy to solve at first glance, the meaning of the word “fad” might confuse some, so breaking it down into synonyms would have definitely helped you solve the clue faster. So, I give it a three out of five for difficulty.

NYT Mini Crossword (Sept. 3) answers

Across

• 1A Concert tees, pins, posters, etc.—MERCH
• 6A Quick on one’s feet—AGILE
• 7A Kind of orange with a “belly button”—NAVEL
• 8A As good as it gets—IDEAL
• 9A Study of the stars and planets, for short—ASTRO

Down

• 1D Suffix for a huge fad—MANIA
• 2D Old-style “Yikes!”—EGADS
• 3D Patented metal fastener on Levi’s jeans—RIVET
• 4D Word shouted during a defibrillator scene in a hospital drama—CLEAR
• 5D Name tag headline—HELLO

How to play other word games like the NYT Mini Crossword

Do you love spending your mornings solving word games like the NYT Mini Crossword? You can play other crosswords in the LA Times and the Washington Post. However, if you’re in the market for something fun, Strands and Spelling Bee are good options to stretch your brain muscles.