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Officially, we still have a few days of spring left, but as far as the weather is concerned, summer has already begun. The solstice is this Friday, but with the sun blazing and temps reaching close to 90 degrees up in the mountains, I'm already praying for monsoon season to come sooner than later. The evenings sure are nice, though! This hot out, I'm going to stay inside with some AC and a puzzle or two to solve. Let's take a crack at today's Mini Crossword!
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Across
1A. Slow ___ (primate with big eyes) — starts with the first letter L
6A. Title character who says "I've often seen a cat without a grin ... but a grin without a cat!" — starts with the first letter A
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7A. National mammal of the United States — starts with the first letter B
8A. Something to R.S.V.P. for — starts with the first letter E
9A. Word commonly mixed up with "fewer" — starts with the first letter L
Down
1D. Where care instructions are often found on a garment — starts with the first letter L
2D. Main ingredient in tapenade — starts with the first letter O
3D. Gets up — starts with the first letter R
4D. Array on a touchscreen — starts with the first letter I
5D. Email status — starts with the first letter S
Across
1A. Slow ___ (primate with big eyes) — LORIS
6A. Title character who says "I've often seen a cat without a grin ... but a grin without a cat!" — ALICE
7A. National mammal of the United States — BISON
8A. Something to R.S.V.P. for — EVENT
9A. Word commonly mixed up with "fewer" — LESS
Down
1D. Where care instructions are often found on a garment — LABEL
2D. Main ingredient in tapenade — OLIVE
3D. Gets up — RISE
4D. Array on a touchscreen — ICONS
5D. Email status — SENT
Today's Mini Crossword
This was a bit of a tricky one. I love primates but I kind of forgot about the slow LORIS and had initially plugged in LEMUR, which actually fit with 1-Down, but absolutely made no sense for 2-Down, which was obviously OLIVE. I eventually scrabbled them all together after a minute and 18 seconds.
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