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‘Cat or cow, in yoga’ NYT Mini Crossword hints and answer

Time to improve your flexibility

Have you ever tried your hand at yoga? I do it regularly and it helps you become healthy! Today’s NYT Mini Crossword clue “Cat or cow, in yoga,” asks you to know more about these yoga asanas and figure out the word said to denote these postures.

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If you’re struggling with the clue, here are some hints and answers for the NYT Mini Crossword on Sept. 14 to breeze through the crossword. 

‘Cat or cow, in yoga’ NYT Sept. 14 Mini Crossword hints and answer

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  • Hint 1: The answer is used extensively by Models when they’re being photographed.
  • Hint 2: The four-letter solution is what you’d do to align your body in a specific position.
  • Hint 3: It starts with the letter “P.”
  • Hint 4: The solution rhymes with the word “rose.”

Let’s jump in and reveal the answer. 

Did you see it coming? The answer to eight down in the Sept. 14 New York Times Mini Crossword is “POSE.” The cat and cow poses in yoga are often done one after the other to strengthen the spine, improve posture, and increase the body’s flexibility. These poses are also known as Asanas in Yoga.

DID YOU KNOW

Many yoga poses are named after animals or nature, such as Cat (Marjaryasana), Cow (Bitilasana), Tree (Vrikshasana), and Cobra (Bhujangasana). These names reflect yoga asana’s connection to the world.

‘Cat or cow, in yoga’ NYT Mini Crossword difficulty rating

If you have a little bit of knowledge of Yoga, you’d know immediately that poses are just synonyms for asanas. If you’re not aware of yoga, the clue might sound arbitrary and you’d need to search the answer online and do a little bit of research to get your hands on the answer. I’d give it a three out of five for difficulty.

NYT Mini Crossword (Sept. 14) answers

Across

  • 1A Shortens, as a skirt—HEMS
  • 5A What each word in “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles” is a stand-in for—PLANET
  • 7A Puzzling question—RIDDLE
  • 8A Nonhuman “child”—PET
  • 9A “You reap what you ___”—SOW
  • 10A Agrees to receive promotional emails, say—OPTSIN
  • 12A Feats for gymnasts or bowlers—SPLITS
  • 13A What some teachers claim to have in the backs of their heads—EYES

Down

  • 1D “I’ve ___ it up to here with you!”—HAD
  • 2D Calls off the relationship—ENDSIT
  • 3D Cantaloupes and the like—MELONS
  • 4D Hearty soup—STEW
  • 5D Like polo shirts and varsity jackets—PREPPY
  • 6D Minuscule—LITTLE
  • 8D Cat or cow, in yoga—POSE
  • 11D Feminine family nickname—SIS

How to play other word games like the NYT Mini Crossword

Do you enjoy solving word games like the NYT Mini? Then you can give a shot at the LA Times and the Washington Post crosswords. However, if you’re looking for something fun then you can try Strands and Spelling Bee which are good options.


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