Complete solutions for every Across and Down clue in today's New York Times Mini Crossword.
| 1 | Stores owned and run by their workers | COOPS |
| 6 | "Huh, wasn't expecting that!" | OHWOW |
| 7 | Run under a faucet | RINSE |
| 8 | Metal identifiers in the military | DOGTAGS |
| 11 | Bit of music that plays as a podcast ends | OUTRO |
| 12 | Font similar to Helvetica | ARIAL |
| 13 | Leave alone | LETBE |
| 1 | Cut the ___ (cancel cable) | CORD |
| 2 | Dayton's state | OHIO |
| 3 | Game-changing mistake for a World Cup defender | OWNGOAL |
| 4 | Slouching is a bad form of this | POSTURE |
| 5 | Worry about the small stuff | SWEATIT |
| 9 | Snatch | GRAB |
| 10 | ___ Survivor, title for each winner of "Survivor" | SOLE |
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