Complete solutions for every Across and Down clue in today's New York Times Mini Crossword.
| 1 | Cohort born between 1965 and 1980, for short | GENX |
| 5 | Shipping giant with a purple-and-orange logo | FEDEX |
| 6 | Section at the end of a textbook | INDEX |
| 7 | Dry, as the desert | ARID |
| 8 | "___ it high and let it fly" (golfer's mantra) | TEE |
| 1 | Pop, rock or jazz | GENRE |
| 2 | Comedian Murphy | EDDIE |
| 3 | Requirement | NEED |
| 4 | Winning line in tic-tac-toe | XXX |
| 5 | Italy's largest automaker | FIAT |
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