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Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Thursday, Oct. 14, 2023:

Across

Illegally copied and sold, as music

  • The answer is Pirated.

Word that Nemo struggles to pronounce in "Finding Nemo"

  • The answer is Anemone.

Classic cinnamon candy

  • The answer is Red Hots.

Snake-like fish

  • The answer is Eel.

Los Angeles football team

  • The answer is The Rams.

Pet that might have a wheel

  • The answer is Hamster.

Slurped seafood delicacy

  • The answer is Oysters.

Down

Number on a mini golf scorecard

  • The answer is Par.

Suffix with nectar, for a fruit

The answer is Ine.

Cashes in

  • The answer is Redeems.

Liberal arts college whose name anagrams to 11- and 15-Across

  • The answer is Amhearst.

"Sorry, you missed your window"

  • The answer is Too Late.

Tree creature in Middle-earth

  • The answer is Ent.

___ Moines, Iowa

  • The answer is Des.

However, informally

  • The answer is Tho.

Food for a horse

  • The answer is Hay.

French for "sea"

  • The answer is Mer.

4th-year students: Abbr.

  • The answer is Srs.

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