Complete solutions for every Across and Down clue in today's New York Times Mini Crossword.
| 1 | Letter after alpha, in the Greek alphabet | BETA |
| 5 | Letter after Alfa, in the NATO phonetic alphabet | BRAVO |
| 6 | Barrier reef organism | CORAL |
| 7 | Bout of sniffling and sneezing, say | COLD |
| 8 | Blue expanse | SKY |
| 1 | "Babbling" body of water | BROOK |
| 2 | Before expected | EARLY |
| 3 | Broadcast commercial, for short | TVAD |
| 4 | Big name in early email | AOL |
| 5 | Brings into an email thread discreetly | BCCS |
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