Complete solutions for every Across and Down clue in today's New York Times Mini Crossword.
| 1 | Word before "a hand" or "a hoot" | GIVE |
| 5 | Card game for Phil Ivey | POKER |
| 6 | Philly Ivy | UPENN |
| 7 | Basic unit of mass | GRAM |
| 8 | Not bad, but not great | SOSO |
| 1 | Enter the N.F.L. draft, say | GOPRO |
| 2 | Furniture stores in giant blue warehouses | IKEAS |
| 3 | Cash App alternative | VENMO |
| 4 | Suffix with north, south, east or west | ERN |
| 5 | Dogs with smushed-looking faces | PUGS |
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