Are you hungry? I'm hungry, I haven't even had breakfast. Have you ever made spaghetti carbonara and wolfed it down like a starving animal? I have. But what's the meaning of "throughly devoured" in all of this? I've got some hints and the answer to today's NYT Mini Crossword.
NYT Connections, Mini Crossword and Strands | Aug 8, 2024
Oh you, stop scrolling! I'm going to tell you the answer.
Did you get it yet? The answer to two down in today's New York Times Mini Crossword is "ATEUP." Yes, ate up. Traditional crossword puzzles usually state how many words an answer has, but that is not the case with the NYT's Mini Crossword. When you eat something up, you consume it whole. Devour refers to eating something hungrily or quickly. Add thorough to devoted and you are eaten up.
“Ate up” is military slang for a soldier who has no organizational talent. “Little Timmy is all ate up.”
