‘Group of musical notes’ NYT Mini Crossword puzzle clue answer and hints

Solving the “Group of musical notes” clue on today’s NYT Mini Crossword should be fairly easy if you’re familiar with music. But if you’re not, this is extremely tough to figure out.

This is an easy clue to get stuck on, but you need to find the answer if you want to complete the entire puzzle. We’ve got all the help you need to get this one done, so here are some hints and the official answer for the “Group of musical notes” clue on the Nov. 20 NYT Mini Crossword.

‘Group of musical notes’ Nov. 20 NYT Mini Crossword hints

• Hint 1: It ends with the letter “D.”
• Hint 2: The singer is giving her vocal _____S a rest before the big show.
• Hint 3: It starts with the letter “C.”
• Hint 4: It rhymes with “BORED.”

Are you ready to solve this one? I’m going to reveal the answer now.

‘Group of musical notes’ NYT Mini answer

The solution for the “Group of musical notes” clue on the Nov. 20 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle is “CHORD.” This word refers to a group of usually at least three or more notes arranged together.

‘Group of musical notes’ clue difficulty rating

If you’re unfamiliar with music, this is a tough clue to solve. I had no idea what the answer was, and “CHORD” never came to mind as I tried to solve it.

This is the kind of clue you likely either know right away because you’re familiar with music or not at all. I think it’s really tough because of this, so I’m giving it a full five out of five difficulty rating.

All Nov. 20 NYT Mini Crossword clues and answers

Across

• 1A With 8-Across, knock-knock joke response before the punchline “Don’t cry!” — BOO
• 4A Group of musical notes — CHORD
• 6A Washing machine cycle before “spin” — RINSE
• 7A Popular frozen waffles — EGGOS
• 8A See 1-Across — WHO

Down

• 1D Open-bottomed hand drum — BONGO
• 2D Words of approximation — ORSO
• 3D Poems written in tribute — ODES
• 4D Specification for T-shirt necklines or socks — CREW
• 5D Stoned — HIGH

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