Complete solutions for every Across and Down clue in today's New York Times Mini Crossword.
| 1 | Instrument with an iconic solo in Phil Collins's "In the Air Tonight" | DRUM |
| 5 | It's in a pickle | BRINE |
| 6 | Elevators, in British English | LIFTS |
| 7 | Certain choir voices | ALTOS |
| 8 | Sports org. for the Chicago Fire and New York Red Bulls: Abbr. | MLS |
| 1 | Carpentry tool | DRILL |
| 2 | Personal fallouts | RIFTS |
| 3 | "Do ___ others ..." (start of the Golden Rule) | UNTO |
| 4 | Pickle | MESS |
| 5 | "Kapow!" | BLAM |
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