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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Sept. 9, 2025.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Aerobics class with platforms
Answer: STEP
5A clue: Like crackers that have lost some crunch
Answer: STALE
6A clue: Not healthy, as a relationship
Answer: TOXIC
7A clue: Black-and-white cookies
Answer: OREOS
8A clue: W, as in Waze?
Answer: WEST
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: H&M or Home Depot
Answer: STORE
2D clue: They’re often withheld from one’s paycheck
Answer: TAXES
3D clue: Writer T. S. ___
Answer: ELIOT
4D clue: Chest muscles, for short
Answer: PECS
5D clue: Put safely away
Answer: STOW
