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Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Distort, as data
Answer: SKEW

5A clue: Give a ❤️ on a text thread
Answer: LOVE

6A clue: Like a post that’s been shared a bajillion times
Answer: VIRAL

7A clue: Signs of things to come
Answer: OMENS

8A clue: Dog walker’s restraint
Answer: LEASH

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Snail’s trail
Answer: SLIME

2D clue: Home to kimchi and Kim Jong Un
Answer: KOREA

3D clue: Bob ___ (restaurant chain)
Answer: EVANS

4D clue: Like the phrase “pen gwyn” (“white head”), from which the penguin gets its name
Answer: WELSH

6D clue: Loudness dial: Abbr.
Answer: VOL