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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for July 3, 2025.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Glaswegian or Edinburgher
Answer: SCOT
5A clue: 2025 Pixar film about a boy who gets abducted by aliens
Answer: ELIO
6A clue: Strong string
Answer: TWINE
7A clue: Religious devotee with a shaved head, maybe
Answer: MONK
8A clue: Calligrapher’s assortment
Answer: INKS
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Attach, as a button
Answer: SEWON
2D clue: Sound of two glasses being “cheers-ed”
Answer: CLINK
3D clue: Noises from a pig
Answer: OINKS
4D clue: “Little piggy”
Answer: TOE
6D clue: “Did I overshare?”
Answer: TMI