Complete solutions for every Across and Down clue in today's New York Times Mini Crossword.
| 1 | Like bullet trains | FAST |
| 5 | 1/12 of a foot | INCH |
| 6 | Place for online discussion | FORUM |
| 8 | Fashion development | TREND |
| 9 | Atlanta N.B.A. team | HAWKS |
| 1 | Like Staten Island, among all N.Y.C. boroughs in population | FIFTH |
| 2 | Best Picture winner after "Oppenheimer" | ANORA |
| 3 | Threaded fastener | SCREW |
| 4 | "Who'd have ___ it!?" | THUNK |
| 7 | Many characters on "Scrubs": Abbr. | MDS |
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