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Here are the clues and answers to Daily Mini Crossword for Monday, October 14, 2024:

Across

Minimum

• The answer is Least.

Victim of a "Smooth Criminal"

• The answer is Annie.

Palm fuits

• The answer is Dates.

Pocket change

• The answer is Cents.

Radio knob

• The answer is Tuner.

Practices for a bout

• The answer is Spars.

Down

Boy

• The answer is Lad.

Signs into law

• The answer is Enacts.

Buy into poker game

• The answer is AnteUp.

Reddish brown pigment

• The answer is Sienna.

Perfume sampler

• The answer is Tester.

Soon-to-be grads

• The answer is SRs.

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