NYT Mini Crossword today: puzzle answers for Saturday, August 3

Love crossword puzzles but don’t have hours to spend solving the big ones in your daily newspaper? That’s where The Mini comes in!

The Mini is a bite-sized version of the New York Times’ famous crossword puzzle. It’s a quick and easy way to challenge your crossword skills every day without dedicating too much time. Most people finish it in just over a minute. Even though it’s smaller and simpler than a standard crossword puzzle, it can still be tricky. Getting stuck on a single clue could turn a speedy solve into a frustrating challenge.

Just like with our hints for Wordle and Connections, we’re here to assist with The Mini if you need a hand.

Here are today’s answers for the NYT Mini crossword:

 

NYT Mini Crossword answers today

Across

  • With 1-Down, 2024 album in which Beyoncé is “reinventing American music in her own image,” per Rolling Stone – COWBOY
  • Sewer entrance – MANHOLE
  • Band that coined color names like Purple Pizzazz and Jazzberry Jam – CRAYOLA
  • Lawyer: Abbr. – ATT
  • Baby fox or skunk – KIT
  • Dwellings made from animal hides – TEEPEES
  • Pours down – RAINS
  • Size between small and large: Abbr. – MED

Down

  • See 1-Across – CARTER
  • Like gymnasts and relay racers, at the Olympics – ONATEAM
  • “How come?” – WHY
  • One of a pair on a shelf – BOOKEND
  • Simple skateboard tricks – OLLIES
  • Poet William Butler ___ – YEATS
  • Exam for a future doc – MCAT
  • Eight slices of pizza, typically – PIE