NYT Mini Crossword August 22 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 18 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the NYT Mini Crossword August 22 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 18 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#

Gets right down to businessDIVESIN7Across1 Japanese for "folding paper"ORIGAMI7Across8 _a_er and _encil gameHANGMAN7Across9 "Dee-lish!"YUM3Across10 Specialized (in), as in collegeMAJORED7Across11 Small hair on which mascara is appliedEYELASH7Across15 Sloppy smoochWETKISS7Across16

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#

Homer Simpson's shoutDOH3Down1 Roth ___IRA3Down2 Actor Diesel of the "Fast & Furious" filmsVIN3Down3 "Sunny" part of a breakfast orderEGGYOLK7Down4 Warrior with a katanaSAMURAI7Down5 "Sorry, my life is all over the place right now"IMAMESS7Down6 Trent Reznor's rock band, to fansNIN3Down7 Call from a kittenMEW3Down11 Sailor's assentAYE3Down12 F-16 Fighting Falcon, e.g.JET3Down13 Nonfielding baseball players, for shortDHS3Down14

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This page lists every clue and answer from the NYT Mini crossword published on Saturday, August 22, 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.