Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, July 18

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

1A clue: Appropriate word that can precede 7-/8-Across and 3-/10-DownAnswer: HALF

5A clue: Remy's brother in "Ratatouille"Answer: EMILE

7A clue: Missouri's postal abbreviationAnswer: MO

8A clue: Light switch positionAnswer: ON

9A clue: Done for laughsAnswer: INFUN

11A clue: Richard of "Pretty Woman"Answer: GERE

1D clue: Prefix that means 1-AcrossAnswer: HEMI

2D clue: In the midst ofAnswer: AMONG

3D clue: Super Bowl that featured a 28-3 comeback win by the PatriotsAnswer: LI

4D clue: Baker's powderAnswer: FLOUR

6D clue: Dated feminine suffixAnswer: ENNE

10D clue: Iron, on the periodic tableAnswer: FE