Quick tips for the NYT Mini Crossword

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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for June 16, 2025.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue:  Slow ___ (primate with big eyes)
Answer: LORIS

6A clue: Title character who says "I've often seen a cat without a grin ... but a grin without a cat!"
Answer: ALICE

7A clue: National mammal of the United States
Answer: BISON

8A clue: Something to R.S.V.P. for
Answer: EVENT

9A clue: Word commonly mixed up ...