Complete solutions for every Across and Down clue in today's New York Times Mini Crossword.
| 1 | With 8-Across, candy pieces that got their name after the chocolatier tried to make them perfectly round, but failed | MILK |
| 5 | Home of Brunei and Bhutan | ASIA |
| 6 | Like the skin of snakes and fish | SCALY |
| 7 | Take ___ (suffer financially) | AHIT |
| 8 | See 1-Across | DUDS |
| 1 | ___ Picchu | MACHU |
| 2 | "To repeat myself ..." | ISAID |
| 3 | Gentle musical melodies | LILTS |
| 4 | What "every kiss begins with," in jewelry ads | KAY |
| 6 | Wearing an upside-down smile | SAD |
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