Complete solutions for every Across and Down clue in today's New York Times Mini Crossword.
| 1 | Say "C-H-E-E-S-E"? | SPELL |
| 6 | Number of stripes on many world flags | THREE |
| 7 | Places visited on a Clue board | ROOMS |
| 8 | "Go back" command | UNDO |
| 9 | Follower of six or seven, but not five | TEEN |
| 1 | Walk with swagger | STRUT |
| 2 | What gets texts (and also scrolls?) | PHONE |
| 3 | Wear away slowly | ERODE |
| 4 | Kind of juice in a French 75 cocktail | LEMON |
| 5 | "___ Misérables" | LES |
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