‘Shrimp garlicky entree’ NYT Mini Crossword puzzle clue, answer, and hints

Feeling hungry this morning? You and everyone else who has been playing the New York Times Mini Crossword puzzle for Oct. 15.

Italian food connoisseurs everywhere likely had little problem with this clue, but the dish itself isn’t all that common if you’re unfamiliar with the “shrimp garlic entree” in question for this NYT Mini Crossword solution.

‘Shrimp garlic entree’ Oct. 15 Mini Crossword hints

• Hint 1: It starts with the letter “S.”
• Hint 2: It contains two vowels.
• Hint 3: Often served with pasta or bread.
• Hint 4: Rhymes with “Campy.”

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‘Shrimp garlic entree’ NYT Mini answer

The solution for the “Shrimp garlic entree” clue in the Oct. 15 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle is “SCAMPI.” Scampi is an Italian word that is the plural form of “Scampo,” a crustacean similar to shrimp.

The dish usually consists of olive oil, butter, salt and pepper, and dry white wine, which make a delicious sauce to cook the shrimp in, a sauce for pasta, or a dip to scrape your toasty bread for a yummy Italian entree.

All Oct. 15 NYT Mini Crossword clues and answers

Across

• 1A Shrimp ___ (garlicky entree) — SCAMPI
• 7A “Wow, so fancy!” — OH LA LA
• 8A Disney’s take on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Snow Queen” — FROZEN
• 9A Paid for a poker hand — ANTED

Down

• 1D Common place to find a lost TV remote— SOFA
• 2D With 4-Down, farm attraction in autumn months — CORN
• 3D Tons and tons — A LOT
• 4D See 2-Down — MAZE
• 5D Begged — PLED
• 6D McKellen who played Gandalf — IAN

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