Tina of "Mean Girls"
Editorially verified for the Oct 12, 2026
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Tina Fey is the actor and writer who plays Ms. Norbury, the high-school math teacher in Mean Girls; Fey also wrote the film’s screenplay. The 2004 comedy adapts Rosalind Wiseman’s nonfiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes, which examines teenage social dynamics. Fey had already become known through Saturday Night Live as a performer and writer, and later created and starred in 30 Rock. Her sharp comic voice is a distinctive part of Mean Girls’ school satire.
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The answer to “Tina of "Mean Girls"” in the New York Times Mini crossword is FEY — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on October 12, 2026 at 8-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.
“Tina of "Mean Girls"” answer
FEY (3 letters)
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(adjective)
- giving an impression of sensitivity and vague unworldliness, sometimes in an affected or whimsical way
- having magical or supernatural powers or knowledge
- fated to die or at the point of death
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October 12, 2026 (most recent) → FEY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.
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The answer is FEY, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on October 12, 2026.
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3 letters: FEY.
When did this clue appear?
Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on October 12, 2026, at 8-Across.
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