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Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Aerobics class with platforms
Answer: STEP

5A clue: Like crackers that have lost some crunch
Answer: STALE

6A clue: Not healthy, as a relationship
Answer: TOXIC

7A clue: Black-and-white cookies
Answer: OREOS

8A clue: W, as in Waze?
Answer: WEST

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: H&M or Home Depot
Answer: STORE

2D clue: They’re often withheld from one’s paycheck
Answer: TAXES

3D clue: Writer T. S. ___
Answer: ELIOT

4D clue: Chest muscles, for short
Answer: PECS

5D clue: Put safely away
Answer: STOW