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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, Aug. 17

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? I was briefly stumped by 5-Across and 5-Down. Read on for all the answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Brownie ingredients
Answer: EGGS

5A clue: Gym rep on leg day
Answer: SQUAT

6A clue: “Silly” stuff
Answer: PUTTY

7A clue: Stand for a painter
Answer: EASEL

8A clue: Bonnie and ___, classic crime couple
Answer: CLYDE

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: =
Answer: EQUAL

2D clue: Courageous
Answer: GUTSY

3D clue: Fenced in, as a private community
Answer: GATED

4D clue: What “each of us already has, all we need to do is find it,” per Diane von Furstenberg
Answer: STYLE

5D clue: Contractor’s detail, for short
Answer: SPEC

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