Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, July 23

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1A clue: With 5-Down, mystery meet?Answer: BLIND

6A clue: ___ Puffs (cereal)Answer: COCOA

7A clue: Bike without pedaling, sayAnswer: COAST

8A clue: Spending bingeAnswer: SPREE

9A clue: Hoped-for answer when on bended kneeAnswer: YES

1D clue: Secretly includes, as on an emailAnswer: BCCS

2D clue: In a silly moodAnswer: LOOPY

3D clue: Empathetic wordsAnswer: ICARE

4D clue: Spots for septum piercingsAnswer: NOSES

5D clue: See 1-AcrossAnswer: DATE