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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, July 28

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? The first two clues require you to know a little bit about different alphabets. Read on for all the answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Letter after alpha, in the Greek alphabet
Answer: BETA

5A clue: Letter after Alfa, in the NATO phonetic alphabet
Answer: BRAVO

6A clue: Barrier reef organism
Answer: CORAL

7A clue: Bout of sniffling and sneezing, say
Answer: COLD

8A clue: Blue expanse
Answer: SKY

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: “Babbling” body of water
Answer: BROOK

2D clue: Before expected
Answer: EARLY

3D clue: Broadcast commercial, for short
Answer: TVAD

4D clue: Big name in early email
Answer: AOL

5D clue: Brings into an email thread discreetly
Answer: BCCS

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