Complete solutions for every Across and Down clue in today's New York Times Mini Crossword.
| 1 | Towel (off) | WIPE |
| 5 | Result of brainstorming | IDEA |
| 6 | What jellyfish and bees do | STING |
| 7 | Glowed bright | SHONE |
| 8 | Surface over which to skip a stone … as illustrated in the circled letters | WATER |
| 1 | The Beatles' "___ Little Help From My Friends" | WITHA |
| 2 | Dummy | IDIOT |
| 3 | Pasta that can be made "alla vodka" | PENNE |
| 4 | Like a beaver, in a saying | EAGER |
| 6 | Direction from N.Y.C. to Miami: Abbr. | SSW |
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