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Here are the clues and solutions to NYT’s The Mini for Thursday, July 3, 2025:
Across
Glaswegian or Edinburgh resident
The solution is Scot.
2025 Pixar release concerning a boy who is kidnapped by aliens
The solution is Elio.
Robust thread
The solution is Twine.
Religious follower with a bald head, perhaps
The solution is Monk.
A calligrapher’s collection
The solution is Inks.
Down
Fasten, like a button
The solution is Sew On.
Sound made when two glasses are “cheers-ed”
The solution is Clink.
Sounds made by a pig
The solution is Oinks.
“Tiny pig”
The solution is Toe.
“Did I share too much?”
The solution is TMI.
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