Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Hope you know The Cha-Cha Slide! Read on for all the answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Leave alone
Answer: LETBE

 6A clue: Vehemently dislike
Answer: ABHOR

7A clue: Middle section of the body
Answer: TORSO

8A clue: “Hands on your ___! Hands on your ___!” (refrain in the “Cha-Cha Slide”)
Answer: KNEES

9A clue: Iris’s place
Answer: EYE

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Crispy treat during Hanukkah
Answer: LATKE

2D clue: Expensive dark wood
Answer: EBONY

3D clue: This clue’s number
Answer: THREE

4D clue: Big name in portable speakers
Answer: BOSE

5D clue: Greek god who shoots (and sounds like!) arrows
Answer: EROS

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