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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Aug. 28, 2025.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: SpongeBob’s boss, for one
Answer: CRAB
5A clue: I.R.S. agent’s investigation
Answer: AUDIT
7A clue: Something you haven’t been able to do on U.S. flights since 2000
Answer: SMOKE
8A clue: Peninsula east of the Yellow Sea
Answer: KOREA
9A clue: One “R” in R&R
Answer: REST
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Barrel-shaped wine container
Answer: CASK
2D clue: Something heard through the grapevine
Answer: RUMOR
3D clue: Profoundly love
Answer: ADORE
4D clue: Vehicles in a peloton
Answer: BIKES
6D clue: What a calf drinks from
Answer: TEAT
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