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The NYT Mini Crossword editors got pretty sassy with today’s puzzle. There’s even a space in two answers that shouldn’t be there, except as jokes relating to the clues.
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Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: “___ the gap!” (advice for solving this puzzle)
Answer: MIND
5A clue: Love, in French
Answer: AMOUR
7A clue: African mammal with armorlike skin
Answer: RHINO
8A clue: Major tech company founded in San Fran, as its name suggests
Answer: CISCO
9A clue: “Watch your ___!” (advice for solving this puzzle)
Answer: STEP
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Painter Chagall and podcaster Maron
Answer: MARCS
2D clue: Dramatic cry during a paintball game
Answer: IMHIT
3D clue: Distraction while working at the library, maybe
Answer: NOISE
4D clue: Sag
Answer: DROOP
6D clue: Tar Heels’ school, for short
Answer: UNC
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