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Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Account used to log into Threads, familiarly
Answer: INSTA
6A clue: Upscale gym freebie
Answer: TOWEL
7A clue: Bad thing to feel toward the end of a marathon
Answer: CRAMP
8A clue: Vowelless grunt
Answer: HMMPH
9A clue: Vegetable in fried rice
Answer: PEA
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Reason to scratch one’s head, perhaps
Answer: ITCH
2D clue: Standard
Answer: NORM
3D clue: Shrek’s home
Answer: SWAMP
4D clue: Arizona city between Phoenix and Mesa
Answer: TEMPE
5D clue: Gen ___ (kids born in the 2010s)
Answer: ALPHA
