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on: The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Saturday, July 26, 2025.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: De bugs?
Answer: INSECTS
8A clue: Make funnier, as jokes
Answer: PUNCHUP
9A clue: “Life is like a box of chocolates,” for example
Answer: ANALOGY
10A clue: Dot on a domino
Answer: PIP
11A clue: In an upbeat mood
Answer: CHIPPER
15A clue: Important topic in sex education
Answer: CONSENT
16A clue: Leaves the Union
Answer: SECEDES
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Hoppy order at a happy hour
Answer: IPA
2D clue: Convent member
Answer: NUN
3D clue: Tech company with a bright yellow color scheme and ghost logo
Answer: SNAPINC
4D clue: Sun block?
Answer: ECLIPSE
5D clue: Like many ingredients in a Cobb salad
Answer: CHOPPED
6D clue: Pull sharply
Answer: TUG
7D clue: One with a secret identity
Answer: SPY
11D clue: Syringe amts.
Answer: CCS
12D clue: Garden tool with a long handle
Answer: HOE
13D clue: Opposite of WSW
Answer: ENE
14D clue: Certain football linemen: Abbr.
Answer: RTS
