‘You’re slaying! to a drag queen’ NYT Mini Crossword clue answer and hints

Have you ever watched a Drag Show and been curious about the culture? Today’s NYT Mini Crossword clue, “You’re slaying! to a drag queen,” asks you to decipher a word used to show appreciation toward others.

If you’re having trouble answering the clue, here are some hints and answers for the NYT Mini Crossword on Sept. 11 to easily solve your crossword.

‘You’re slaying! to a drag queen’ NYT Sept. 11 Mini Crossword hints and answer

• Hint 1: The answer is used in drag culture to praise someone’s fabulous performance.
• Hint 2: The four-letter solution is a stylized way of saying “work.”
• Hint 3: It starts with the letter “W.”
• Hint 4: The solution rhymes with the word “perk.”

Let’s jump in and reveal the answer. 

Did you see it coming? The answer to one across in the Sept. 11 New York Times Mini Crossword is “WERK.”  The term “slaying” is slang for doing something exceptionally well or impressively, especially in fashion, dance, or performance. It’s connected to the word “werk,” as they mean the same thing. The clue also praises the “drag queen,” which leads to the answer.

‘You’re slaying! to a drag queen’ NYT Mini Crossword difficulty rating

If you’re familiar with drag shows and have watched RuPaul’s Drag Race, then the answer should come to you in a flash. However, if you’re unfamiliar with drag culture, narrowing down your guesses and finally finding the answer to the clue might take a while. I’d give it a four out of five for difficulty.

NYT Mini Crossword (Sept. 11) answers

Across

• 1A “You’re slaying!” to a drag queen — WERK
• 5A “Same here” — SO DO I
• 6A “Pipe” or “pump” instrument — ORGAN
• 7A Ran away from the scene — FLED
• 8A Things often skipped while listening to podcasts — ADS

Down

• 1D New York____, newspaper that published the first crossword puzzle (1913) — WORLD
• 2D A cube has 12 of them — EDGES
• 3D The Beatles sang about a long and winding one — ROAD
• 4D Family members, collectively — KIN
• 5D Place for a couch potato — SOFA

How to play other word games like the NYT Mini Crossword

Do you love to spend your mornings solving word games like the NYT Mini Crossword? Then you can also try the LA Times and the Washington Post crosswords. If you’re tired of crosswords, you can play Strands and Spelling Bee instead.