Complete solutions for every Across and Down clue in today's New York Times Mini Crossword.
| 1 | Caitlin Clark's league, for short | WNBA |
| 5 | Odysseus's hiding place when entering the city of Troy | HORSE |
| 7 | Hawaiian "hi" | ALOHA |
| 8 | Personal opinions, in modern parlance | TAKES |
| 9 | Where a nuthatch hatches | NEST |
| 1 | "Come again?" | WHAT |
| 2 | Hall-of-Fame pitcher ___ Ryan | NOLAN |
| 3 | Unloaded? | BROKE |
| 4 | What a phoenix rises from | ASHES |
| 6 | The "E" of NE | EAST |
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