Mini Crossword 08/22/2026. Over eighteen clues were solved by us and displayed below, please check them out to solve your hard clues.
The New York Times Mini puzzles are, as the name suggests, small crossword puzzles usually consisting of a grid of five by give and around 10 to 15 clues. They are the perfect time passer game when if you are looking for daily challenge.
Across →
- 1a Gets right down to businessDIVESIN
- 8a Japanese for “folding paper”ORIGAMI
- 9a _a_er and _encil gameHANGMAN
- 10a “Dee-lish!”YUM
- 11a Specialized (in), as in collegeMAJORED
- 15a Small hair on which mascara is appliedEYELASH
- 16a Sloppy smoochWETKISS
Down ↓
- 1d Homer Simpson’s shoutDOH
- 2d Roth ___IRA
- 3d Actor Diesel of the “Fast & Furious” filmsVIN
- 4d “Sunny” part of a breakfast orderEGGYOLK
- 5d Warrior with a katanaSAMURAI
- 6d “Sorry, my life is all over the place right now”IMAMESS
- 7d Trent Reznor’s rock band, to fansNIN
- 11d Call from a kittenMEW
- 12d Sailor’s assentAYE
- 13d F-16 Fighting Falcon, e.g.JET
- 14d Nonfielding baseball players, for shortDHS