Buenos dias. It doesn't matter if you're at home in the US, in bed doing the NYT Mini Crossword in the UK, or on the train in Holland, this word game is universal and the clue "Female girlfriend in Spanish" probably depends on your intuition and your knowledge of the silky smooth Spanish language.
NYT Connections, Mini Crossword and Strands | Aug 8, 2024
Whether you're ready or not, the answer to the clue “Girlfriend, in Spanish” is coming your way.
You searched 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 like the Amiga 500 or Amiga CD32, and the last letter of the answer is "a".