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Here are the clues and solutions for The Mini crossword from Saturday, April 5, 2025:

Across

– Cummerbund, e.g. — Sash
– Cheese-covered chip — Nacho
– Singer in a synagogue — Cantor
– Like decision-making in a hierarchical organization — Top down
– Where a browser might get cookies? — Bakery
– Mixes, as a drink — Stir
– 10 in a lane — Pins

Down

– Politician on a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour with Ocasio-Cortez — Sanders
– The first “A” of SAG-AFTRA — Actors
– Flamboyant — Showy
– Unicorn’s defining feature — Horn
– Lap protector — Napkin
– Raccoon-like mammal of South America — Coati
– 1/16 of a cup: Abbr. — TBSP

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