Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, Aug. 11

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Let's get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

1A clue: Blowout partyAnswer: BASH

5A clue: Airline with Sky Club loungesAnswer: DELTA

6A clue: Body part that can be held with one hand, but not bothAnswer: ELBOW

7A clue: Get an "F" onAnswer: FLUNK

8A clue: SubduedAnswer: TAME

1D clue: Ramsey of "The Last of Us"Answer: BELLA

2D clue: Collection of Facebook photosAnswer: ALBUM

3D clue: Building material for the Washington MonumentAnswer: STONE

4D clue: "Red-tailed" or "red-shouldered" birdAnswer: HAWK

5D clue: MasterfulAnswer: DEFT