‘Make amends’ NYT Mini Crossword puzzle clue answer and hints

If you thought today’s NYT crossword puzzle would be easy, the clue “Make amends” undoubtedly proves otherwise. If you’re struggling to find the answer, look no further because I’ve included it below.

‘Make amends’ Sept. 27 NYT Mini Crossword clue hints and answer

• Hint 1: It starts with an “A.”
• Hint 2: It contains two vowels.
• Hint 3: It ends with an “E.”
• Hint 4: A well-known phrase using this word is “___ for your sins.”

The answer to the “Make amends” clue from the Sept. 27 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle is “ATONE.” When making amends for something, you’re atoning or doing something that shows you’re sorry for the bad thing you’ve done, said, or failed to do.

Sept. 27 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle: All clues and answers

Across

• 1A Aptly named brand of road and mountain bikes — TREK
• 5A “CD” — SEEDY
• 6A “XL” — EXCEL
• 7A Make amends — ATONE
• 8A Alternative to Yahoo! or AOL — MSN

Down

• 1D Much political campaign outreach these days — TEXTS
• 2D Mission for a scout, for short — RECON
• 3D Garden with forbidden fruit — EDEN
• 4D Friend of Kenny, Stan, and Cartman on “South Park” — KYLE
• 5D Feature that some undergarments claim not to have (but it’s often just less noticeable) — SEAM

‘Make amends’ clue difficulty, answered

As I often play the NYT Mini Crossword puzzles, I knew the answer to this clue because I’ve had to solve it before. However, if you don’t play this crossword regularly, or if you don’t know many synonyms for “amends,” this clue would be pretty tough to solve, which is why I’m giving it a four out of five in difficulty.

4 mini-games like the NYT Mini Crossword puzzle

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