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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Oct. 5, 2025.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Vague assortment of things
Answer: STUFF
6A clue: Prison-related
Answer: PENAL
7A clue: Country that’s home to the majority of the world’s wild tigers
Answer: INDIA
8A clue: Basketball offenses
Answer: FOULS
9A clue: Recently picked from the garden, say
Answer: FRESH
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Improve in appearance, with “up”
Answer: SPIFF
2D clue: Second-lowest voice in many choirs
Answer: TENOR
3D clue: Excessive
Answer: UNDUE
4D clue: Gets an F
Answer: FAILS
5D clue: Necessity for photographing in the dark
Answer: FLASH
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