Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, Sept. 15

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The Mini Crossword is a nice break from the tougher puzzles, and it takes only a fraction of the time of the vaunted, regular New York Times Crossword puzzle.

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? There are a couple of abbreviations in there, so be on the lookout for those. Also, I was convinced that 6-Across was FLUNK, but it was not. Read on for all the answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: “That’s a no-brainer!,” slangily
Answer: OBVI

 5A clue: 5,280 in a mile
Answer: FEET

6A clue: F, on a test
Answer: FALSE

8A clue: “Give me a break!”
Answer: CMON

9A clue: “Don’t walk” symbol at a crosswalk
Answer: HAND

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Brand of bug spray with an exclamation point in its name
Answer: OFF

2D clue: Long ___, Calif.
Answer: BEACH

3D clue: Brainy member of the Scooby-Doo gang
Answer: VELMA

4D clue: “Let’s do this thing”
Answer: ITSON

7D clue: Conclusion
Answer: END

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