Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? I will say, 4-Down made me laugh. Read on for all the answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Work’s opposite
Answer: PLAY

5A clue: Glass-encased flower in “Beauty and the Beast”
Answer: ROSE

6A clue: Stack on a nightstand
Answer: BOOKS

7A clue: Tree or cobra, in yoga class
Answer: POSE

8A clue: Not that many
Answer: AFEW

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Measure of alcoholic content
Answer: PROOF

2D clue: Feeling relaxed
Answer: LOOSE

3D clue: Slightly crooked
Answer: ASKEW

4D clue: Rarely true response to “Have you read our terms and conditions?”
Answer: YES

6D clue: ___-free (label on water bottles)
Answer: BPA

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