Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Saturday, July 5th

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Another day, another Mini Crossword to solve. I’m back after a couple weeks off, and I’m a little late to this due to 4th of July festivities. So without further ado let’s solve this puzzle!
The NYT Mini is a smaller, quicker, more digestible, bite-sized version of the larger and more challenging NYT Crossword, and unlike its larger sibling, it’s free-to-play without a subscription to The New York Times. You can play it on the web or the app, though you’ll need the app to tackle the archive.
Spoilers ahead!
How To Solve Today’s Mini Crossword
Before we get to the answers, here’s the first letter for each word in today’s Mini.
Across
1A. Blasts with unwanted messages – S
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6A. Orderly assortment – A
7A. Its state mammal is the bison, and its state sport is rodeo – W
9A. “Let me think …” – H
10A. Hawaii’s Mauna ___ – L
11A. Shanghai-born N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer who stood at 7’6″ – Y
13A. Emotionless, as a gaze – S
14A. Another name for an earthquake – S
Down
1D. Lead a Catholic ceremony – S
2D. Hype up – P
3D. Place for Popeye’s anchor tattoo – A
4D. Ballots cast from home – M
5D. Thesaurus listing – S
7D. Alphabetically last of the “five W’s” – W
8D. Silly joke – G
12D. “Excusez-___!” – M
Okay, onto the answers!
Across
1A. Blasts with unwanted messages – SPAMS
6A. Orderly assortment – ARRAY
7A. Its state mammal is the bison, and its state sport is rodeo – WYOMING
9A. “Let me think …” – HMM
10A. Hawaii’s Mauna ___ – LOA
11A. Shanghai-born N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer who stood at 7’6″ – YAO MING
13A. Emotionless, as a gaze – STONY
14A. Another name for an earthquake – SEISM
Down
1D. Lead a Catholic ceremony – SAY MASS
2D. Hype up – PROMOTE
3D. Place for Popeye’s anchor tattoo – ARM
4D. Ballots cast from home – MAIL INS
5D. Thesaurus listing – SYNONYM
7D. Alphabetically last of the “five W’s” – WHY
8D. Silly joke – GAG
12D. “Excusez-___!” – MOI
Today’s Mini
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