Complete solutions for every Across and Down clue in today's New York Times Mini Crossword.
| 1 | What someone may attempt to explain in a long, drawn-out description | DREAM |
| 6 | Back in style | RETRO |
| 7 | Remnants in a recently used fire pit | ASHES |
| 8 | Sheds tears | WEEPS |
| 9 | Animal in need of adoption | STRAY |
| 1 | Takes a card from the deck | DRAWS |
| 2 | The Great Meme ___, movement to purge social media of "brain rot" | RESET |
| 3 | Thin air, so to speak | ETHER |
| 4 | Colombian food cart dish | AREPA |
| 5 | Green and fuzzy, as a rock | MOSSY |
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