WaPo Mini Crossword Answers - Aug 10
Monday’s Daily
By Pete Muller & Frank Longo
Across
Down
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Belly, cutesily — Answer: TUM. Hint: A little one’s adorable word for their midsection. 🧸
- 4. Something to "sit" in mourning — Answer: SHIVA. Hint: Think of the seven-day Jewish mourning observance traditionally spent receiving visitors at home. 🕯️
- 6. What some mattresses and pillows are filled with — Answer: WATER. Hint: Think of a squishy bedding filling that gently shifts beneath you. 💧
- 7. Cavity filler — Answer: INLAY. Hint: Think of a fitted piece that fills a recessed spot in a tooth or a decorative surface. 🦷
- 8. Actress Whitman of "Good Girls" and "Valley Girl" — Answer: MAE. Hint: This actress shares her first name with a famous classic Hollywood star, making the clue a little retro. 🎬
Down
- 1. Our Lady or Blessed Mother, for 3-Down — Answer: TITLE. Hint: Think of the respectful honorific used for a revered figure, especially Mary. 🙏
- 2. It comprises the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body — Answer: UVEA. Hint: Think of the eye’s middle layer, made up of three important structures 👁️
- 3. Noa Cohen played her in a 2024 Netflix film — Answer: MARY. Hint: Think of the biblical mother of Jesus, portrayed by Noa Cohen in Netflix’s 2024 film. 🎬
- 4. Move in 6-Across, in a way — Answer: SWIM. Hint: Glide through water using your arms and legs. 🏊
- 5. 1985 U.S. Open winner Mandlikova — Answer: HANA. Hint: Think of the Czech tennis star who lifted the 1985 U.S. Open trophy. 🎾
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Washington Post Mini answers for August 10, 2026
The full solution for the August 10 Washington Post Mini is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Monday, August 10.
Full WaPo Mini Crossword answer list for August 10, 2026
Every clue from the August 10 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belly, cutesily | TUM |
| 4 | Something to "sit" in mourning | SHIVA |
| 6 | What some mattresses and pillows are filled with | WATER |
| 7 | Cavity filler | INLAY |
| 8 | Actress Whitman of "Good Girls" and "Valley Girl" | MAE |
Hints for the August 10 puzzle
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