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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for June 21, 2025.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Feeling extremely happy
Answer: JOYFUL
7A clue: Wake from sleep
Answer: AROUSE
8A clue: Brand of cinnamon-flavored chewing gum
Answer: BIGRED
9A clue: Talk and talk and talk
Answer: GAB
10A clue: Bengal, colt or dolphin
Answer: ANIMAL
13A clue: TV show ending
Answer: FINALE
14A clue: Rook, to a chess newbie
Answer: CASTLE
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Quick boxing punch
Answer: JAB
2D clue: Beginnings
Answer: ORIGINS
3D clue: Where you might strike a pose?
Answer: YOGAMAT
4D clue: Nickname for a fuzzy cat
Answer: FURBALL
5D clue: One of many for white vinegar
Answer: USE
6D clue: Was winning
Answer: LED
10D clue: The Bengals, Colts and Dolphins play in it: Abbr
Answer: AFC
11D clue: ___ DaCosta, director of 2023’s “The Marvels”
Answer: NIA
12D clue: Harper who wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Answer: LEE