NYT Mini Crossword Answers - Aug 21
By Sam Ezersky
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. With 8-Across, candy pieces that got their name after the chocolatier tried to make them perfectly round, but failed — Answer: MILK. Hint: Pair this with the crossing entry to form a famous chocolate candy name. 🍫
- 5. Home of Brunei and Bhutan — Answer: ASIA. Hint: Both countries are found on the world's largest continent. 🌏
- 6. Like the skin of snakes and fish — Answer: SCALY. Hint: This describes a surface covered with overlapping protective plates. 🐍
- 7. Take ___ (suffer financially) — Answer: AHIT. Hint: The phrase means to absorb a financial loss or setback. 💸
- 8. See 1-Across — Answer: DUDS. Hint: Combine this with the candy-related entry to identify a classic chocolate treat. 🍬
Down
- 1. ___ Picchu — Answer: MACHU. Hint: Think of the famous Incan citadel high in the Peruvian Andes 🏔️
- 2. "To repeat myself ..." — Answer: ISAID. Hint: This phrase signals that the speaker is restating something already mentioned 🔁
- 3. Gentle musical melodies — Answer: LILTS. Hint: These tunes rise and fall in a soft, lighthearted way 🎶
- 4. What "every kiss begins with," in jewelry ads — Answer: KAY. Hint: This slogan points to a familiar jewelry chain 💍
- 6. Wearing an upside-down smile — Answer: SAD. Hint: An upside-down smile usually signals an unhappy mood 🙁
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The last 7 days of solutions
Here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, August 21, 2026 — every across and down solution for that day's 5×5 puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a Mini you missed, settling a “what was the answer on August 21?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. If you're after today's puzzle instead, head to our live NYT Mini answers page.
NYT Mini answers for August 21, 2026
The full solution for the August 21 Mini is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Because the Mini is a compact 5×5, one missing letter tends to block several crossing answers at once, so each answer is listed separately: you can check just the one you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Friday, August 21.
Full NYT Mini Crossword answer list for August 21, 2026
Every clue from the August 21 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
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| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ___ Picchu | MACHU |
| 2 | "To repeat myself ..." | ISAID |
| 3 | Gentle musical melodies | LILTS |
| 4 | What "every kiss begins with," in jewelry ads | KAY |
| 6 | Wearing an upside-down smile | SAD |
Hints for the August 21 Mini
Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's puzzle before the solutions above. The August 21 Mini fell on a Friday, and while the Mini keeps a fairly even difficulty all week, its clues lean on quick general knowledge and current culture — so a single unfamiliar name is usually the one square that trips solvers up. Use the hints for that day's trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.
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Frequently asked questions
What were the NYT Mini Crossword answers on August 21, 2026?
Every across and down answer for the Friday, August 21, 2026 Mini is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.
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