Complete solutions for every Across and Down clue in today's New York Times Mini Crossword.
| 1 | If you order "ostriche" on an Italian menu, you actually get these | OYSTERS |
| 8 | Microsoft's A.I. assistant | COPILOT |
| 9 | Move-in-ready, as a house for sale | TURNKEY |
| 10 | Home's opposite, on scoreboards | AWAY |
| 11 | Old and classic, as a car | VINTAGE |
| 15 | They're revved with a "Vroom!" | ENGINES |
| 16 | M, on a form | MALE |
| 1 | Span from C to C, in music | OCTAVE |
| 2 | "Fine, I give up" | YOUWIN |
| 3 | Pounced | SPRANG |
| 4 | Young boy saved by Scrooge's change of heart | TINYTIM |
| 5 | Antlered animal of the Rockies | ELK |
| 6 | Fish eggs | ROE |
| 7 | Home with a trough of slop | STY |
| 12 | Actress de Armas | ANA |
| 13 | Stylist's goo | GEL |
| 14 | Suffix with Vietnam and Senegal | ESE |
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