It’s not often that I fail to understand a clue, but one of the clues in today’s NYT Mini Crossword had me questioning everything, including my (admittedly limited) knowledge of sippy cups.
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"The tip of a sippy cup, essentially," is a tricky one-across clue from the August 7 NYT crossword puzzle. It's safe to say that this answer is a bit obscure, because apparently what I imagine to be a sippy cup isn't quite what this clue writer imagines a sippy cup to be. Yet somehow, we're both right. If you're here, you're probably also a bit confused about what the tip of a sippy cup is. So, the answer is below.
If you're still trying to solve this clue, here's your spoiler warning, because I have the answer below.
The answer to the one-across clue, "The tip of a sippy cup, in fact," is "STRAW." A straw is a tube used to suck liquids through, at least according to the Cambridge Dictionary. As it turns out, there are sippy cups designed for toddlers and children that have a straw. I thought these were training cups or bottles. I was wrong.
