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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for June 16, 2025.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Slow ___ (primate with big eyes)
Answer: LORIS
6A clue: Title character who says “I’ve often seen a cat without a grin … but a grin without a cat!”
Answer: ALICE
7A clue: National mammal of the United States
Answer: BISON
8A clue: Something to R.S.V.P. for
Answer: EVENT
9A clue: Word commonly mixed up with “fewer”
Answer: LESS
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Where care instructions are often found on a garment
Answer: LABEL
2D clue: Main ingredient in tapenade
Answer: OLIVE
3D clue: Gets up
Answer: RISES
4D clue: Array on a touchscreen
Answer: ICONS
5D clue: Email status
Answer: SENT
