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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for March 11, 2025.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Format for many e-signed documents
Answer: PDF
4A clue: Aspirations
Answer: GOALS
6A clue: “This thesaurus is awful. Not only is it awful, it’s also ___!” (joke)
Answer: AWFUL
7A clue: Southpaw, by another name
Answer: LEFTY
8A clue: Deli bread variety
Answer: RYE
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Word after flower or fire
Answer: POWER
2D clue: Looney Tunes character with the catchphrase “You’re dethpicable!”
Answer: DAFFY
3D clue: What you might blow in, when you’re blowin’ in the wind?
Answer: FLUTE
4D clue: Actress Gadot
Answer: GAL
5D clue: Adjective for a fox
Answer: SLY
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