Complete solutions for every Across and Down clue in today's New York Times Mini Crossword.
| 1 | Stream of molten rock | LAVA |
| 5 | "Cut that out!" | STOPIT |
| 7 | Sticky note | POSTIT |
| 8 | ___ Earhart, first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane | AMELIA |
| 9 | Website for restaurant bookings | RESY |
| 1 | Takes the L | LOSES |
| 2 | How sprinter Usain Bolt is named | APTLY |
| 3 | Eight, on a grandfather clock | VIII |
| 4 | "___ boy!" | ATTA |
| 5 | Engage in a playful back-and-forth | SPAR |
| 6 | Heavy book | TOME |
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