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Two football fields and a crossword icon above the clue end zone marker from the nyt mini crossword puzzle
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‘End zone marker’ NYT Mini Crossword clue answer and hints

I wish the answer was as clear as these markers.

If you enjoy sports, you may know about a little area called the end zone and the end zone marker. But if not, you might be in a bit of a pickle with today’s NYT crossword clue.

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“End zone marker” is a clue from the Aug. 14 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle. If you aren’t sure what these are called—especially if you’ve never really watched NFL or football before—you’re in the right place for hints and the answer.

‘End zone marker’ NYT Mini Crossword clue Aug. 14 hints and answer

the clue end zone marker highlighted in blue and yellow from the NYT mini crossword puzzle
It’s clue five down. Screenshot by Dot Esports via the NYT.
  • Hint 1: It starts with a “P.”
  • Hint 2: It’s one word.
  • Hint 3: It rhymes with python.
  • Hint 4: It ends with an “N.”

The answer to the “End zone marker” clue is “PYLON. Pylons are typically brightly colored, small rectangles that mark the endzone on a field in games like football. Once you get past these, you’ve scored a touchdown—the main way to score in the NFL.

NYT Aug. 14 Mini Crossword puzzle: All clues and answers

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  • 1A Get some shut-eye — SLEEP
  • 6A Like some difficult running paths — HILLY
  • 7A Kind of chain you might wish to be offEMAIL
  • 8A “Same here!” — DITTO
  • 9A Late riser, stereotypically — TEEN

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NYT crossword clue ‘End zone marker’ difficulty

Every suggestion I could think of for this clue was wrong. That’s probably to be expected, considering that I don’t know a whole lot about American football. But if you do and happen to know about end zone markers, you’ll find this clue quite easy to solve. Regardless, I’d give this clue a difficulty rating of three out of five.

Best puzzles and word games like the NYT Mini Crossword

If you’ve finished the NYT Mini Crossword puzzle and are looking for others to play daily, try the mini crossword puzzles from the LA Times or the Washington Post. Strands and Spelling Bee from the NYT are also good alternatives if you’re after a word search or a spelling bee-type game.


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Hayley Andrews
Hayley Andrews is a staff writer for Dot Esports with a dual degree in business and human resource management. After discovering her passion for creative writing and gaming, she now writes about MOBAs, MMOs, and cozy games.
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