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Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Wednesday, August 14, 2024:

Across

Get some shut-eye

• The answer is sleep.

Like some difficult running paths

• The answer is hilly.

Kind of chain you might wish to be off

• The answer is email.

"Same here!"

• The answer is ditto.

Late riser, stereotypically

• The answer is teen.

Down

Remove, as a layer of snakeskin

• The answer is shed.

Value that a function approaches, in math

• The answer is limit.

Make extremely happy

• The answer is elate.

In the top 1%

• The answer is elite.

End zone marker

• The answer is pylon.

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