"Rooney from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" is a very media-based clue in the July 18 NYT Mini Crossword, and if you're not familiar with the movie, you're going to be disappointed.
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The NYT Mini Crossword game hopes that you have seen the movie adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. If you have, the clue "Rooney" becomes a lot easier in this puzzle.
I can't get you any closer to the finish line without giving away the answer. Here's the final solution.
The answer to the four answers of the NYT Mini Crossword of July 18 is "MARA". Again, if you haven't seen the English version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, chances are slim you know Rooney Mara, and even then.
