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Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? I thought it was a tough one. The clues for 6-Across and 7-Across are the same, but the answers aren’t. And the answers for 4-Across and 8-Across go together, so you can’t solve one without the other. Read on for all the answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: In shapeAnswer: FIT

4A clue: With 8-Across, four runs in baseball or four major wins in tennisAnswer: GRAND

6A clue: Alternative to theirsAnswer: YOURS

7A clue: Alternative to theirsAnswer: MINE

8A clue: See 4-AcrossAnswer: SLAM

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Counterpart of floraAnswer: FAUNA

2D clue: When dreams occur during sleep, for shortAnswer: INREM

3D clue: Reasons for end zone celebrations: Abbr.Answer: TDS

4D clue: Facilities with treadmillsAnswer: GYMS

5D clue: Stir up, as watersAnswer: ROIL