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The NYT Mini Crossword puzzle completed for June 8, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini through clues and answers
1A hint: what someone might try to explain in a long, drawn-out description
Answer: DREAM
6A Hint: Back in Fashion
Answer: RETRO
7A Clue: The Remains of a Recently Used Fire Pit
Answer: ASHES
8 Hint: Sheds Tears
Solution: Cry
9A clue: Animal to adopt
Solution: STRAY
Mini-clues and answers
Clue 1D: Take a card from the game
Solution: DRAWS
Clue 2D: The Great Meme ___, movement to purge social media of “brain rot”
Answer: RESET
3D Index: rarefied air, so to speak
Solution: ETHER
Clue 4D: Colombian Food Cart Dish
Answer: AREPA
5D Index: Green and fuzzy, like a rock
Solution: FOAM