Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for October 18

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Mini through clues and answers

1A hint: Classes for dummies?
Answer: CPR

4A clue: the brand of fuzzy boots
Answer: UGG

7A clue: Metal sought by a miner
Answer: ORE

8A clue: TSA ___Check
Answer: PRE

9A clue: Me, in Marseille
Answer: ME

10A clue: “The Da Vinci Code” author Brown
Answer: DAN

11A Clue: The Fanbase of a Major K-Pop Supergroup
Solution: BTSARMY

13A Clue: The World’s Fastest-Growing Religion, With Nearly 350 Million New Observers in the Last Decade
Answer: ISLAM

14Hint: Like a thick winter jacket, let’s say
Answer: PUFFY

15A Hint: Ticketmaster Purchases
Solution: SEATS

Mini-clues and answers

Clue 1D: Tool in a grooming kit
Answer: COMBO

2D Index: Useful nuggets from experts
Solution: PROTIPS

3D Index: publish again, in magazine form
Solution: REISSUE

Clue 4D: Gale towards the sky
Answer: UPDRAFT

5D Index: Record of the Year and Best New Artist
Answer: GRAMMY

6D Index: The Millennial cohort, informally
Answer: GENIUS

Index 12D: __ Romeo (Italian sports car)
Answer: ALFA