NYT Mini Crossword August 1 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 16 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the NYT Mini Crossword August 1 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 16 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#

Coffee choice before bedDECAF5Across1 Recurring bug?CICADA6Across6 California's most valuable crop, just barely edging out grapesALMONDS7Across7 Fist poundDAP3Across8 Back of a soccer goalNET3Across9 Carefully thought (over)MULLED6Across10 Brain sparksIDEAS5Across12 Something that might end after "Pencils down!"TEST4Across13

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#

Indentations at the end of a smileDIMPLES7Down1 Green: PrefixECO3Down2 Film festival with the Palme d'OrCANNES6Down3 No ___ sugar (product claim)ADDED5Down4 SpeedyFAST4Down5 Anthropic's A.I. assistantCLAUDE6Down6 Own up toADMIT5Down7 Back muscle, for shortLAT3Down11

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This page lists every clue and answer from the NYT Mini crossword published on Saturday, August 1, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.