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The completed NYT Mini Crossword for Sept. 28, 2025.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers
1A clue: Make chicken?
Answer: SCARE
6A clue: Stretchy glove material
Answer: LATEX
7A clue: Island that's the "A" of the so-called ABC Islands
Answer: ARUBA
8A clue: Gently play, as a guitar
Answer: STRUM
9A clue: Helpful link for a daily Spelling Bee solver
Answer: HINTS
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: What's typed instead of a question mark if you forget to press shift
Answer: SLASH
2D clue: Rapper Playboi ___
Answer: CARTI
3D clue: Take ___ for the worse
Answer: ATURN
4D clue: Make a counterargument against
Answer: REBUT
5D clue: Midterms and finals
Answer: EXAMS
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