Complete solutions for every Across and Down clue in today's New York Times Mini Crossword.
| 1 | Sound of an online message | PING |
| 5 | Underwater detection device | SONAR |
| 6 | Chicago's ___ Presidential Center | OBAMA |
| 7 | Appropriate anagram of VENMO, if you change the "V' to a "Y" | MONEY |
| 8 | Potentially awkward wedding guests | EXES |
| 1 | Destination for mail that doesn't go to your home address, perhaps | POBOX |
| 2 | Ridiculous | INANE |
| 3 | Things debated by expectant parents | NAMES |
| 4 | Color of an overcast sky | GRAY |
| 5 | ___ assembly required | SOME |
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