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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword took me a bit longer than usual. A hint for 1-Across: Think of the holiday coming next weekend. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

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Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

1A clue: Flower that sounds like a parental nickname

6A clue: Savvy

7A clue: Birthplace of Buddhism

8A clue: Stretches outside of a party?

9A clue: Button next to “Select” on old Nintendo controllers

1D clue: Beach buckets

2D clue: Take responsibility for something

3D clue: Lakshmi of “Top Chef”

4D clue: Previous

5D clue: Ingredient that makes bread rise

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