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Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.
The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for June 4, 2025
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Nickname that drops “-uel”
Answer: SAM
4A clue: Paleontologist’s discovery
Answer: BONE
5A clue: Like San Francisco during the summer
Answer: FOGGY
6A clue: “Bald” bird
Answer: EAGLE
7A clue: Clothes tumbler
Answer: DRYER
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Damp
Answer: SOGGY
2D clue: Consideration for a selfie taker
Answer: ANGLE
3D clue: Sweet variety of lemon
Answer: MEYER
4D clue: Animal hunted by the stranded kids in “Lord of the Flies”
Answer: BOAR
5D clue: Org. for Jerome Powell, with “the”
Answer: FED
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