Female friend in Spanish Aug. 5 NYT Mini Crossword answer and hints

Buenos dias. It doesn’t matter if you’re at home in the USA, in bed doing the NYT Mini Crossword in the U.K., or you’re on the train in Holland, this word game is universal, and the “Female friend in Spanish” clue likely depends on your intuition, as well as your knowledge of the silky Spanish language.

‘Female friend in Spanish’ Aug. 5 NYT Mini Crossword solution and hints

• Hint 1: Female friend in Spanish is nearly like a male friend.
• Hint 2: Using hint one, there’s only one difference.
• Hint 3: The answer was also a series of consoles in the ’80s and ’90s.
• Hint 4: It ends with “A.”

Ready or not, the answer to the “Female friend, in Spanish” clue is coming your way.

You were looking for “AMIGA” as the answer to the clue, and you can quickly see why it’s easy to get confused with this one.

But first, Amiga sounds like Amigo, and the only difference is the letter “o” instead of “a.” Older gamers might remember the Amiga consoles such as the Amiga 500 or Amiga CD32, and the answer’s last letter is “a.”

All NYT Mini Crossword puzzle clues and answers (Aug. 5)

Across

• 1A Bit of romantic potential — SPARK
• 6A Once able to pass a Captcha test (hopefully!) — HUMAN
• 7A Protein-building acid type — AMINO
• 8A Card tricks, disappearing acts, etc. — MAGIC
• 9A Failed to float — SANK

Down

• 1D Decorative pillow cover — SHAM
• 2D Mountain lions — PUMAS
• 3D Female friend in Spanish — AMIGA
• 4D Rushed through the door — RAN IN
• 5D When repeated, classic kind of joke — KNOCK

‘Female friend in Spanish’ NYT Mini clue difficulty

Everyone knows the word “Amigo” as it’s echoed in TV, movies, and other mediums where Spanish men are concerned. To be honest, you never really hear “Amiga” around as much—if at all. The answer might be simple in its premise, but executing it is trickier than it seems, so I’ll assign a three out of five for difficulty on this one.

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