NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, August 2, 2026

Sunday, August 2, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

AUG2

NYT Mini Crossword

Sunday, August 2, 2026

5×5By Sam EzerskyEdited by Joel Fagliano

10 clues. Tap Reveal on any clue for just that answer, or open the full solution at the bottom.

Across

  1. 1Something you might ask for while staying over at a friend's house (4)
    RevealWIFI
  2. 5Genre for "Stranger Things" (5)
    RevealSCIFI
  3. 7Unlikely pants to wear to a wedding (5)
    RevealJEANS
  4. 8Octagonal sign word (4)
    RevealSTOP
  5. 9Where sows are housed (3)
    RevealSTY

Down

  1. 1Newspaper that covers the stock market, for short (3)
    RevealWSJ
  2. 2Puts a cold pack on (4)
    RevealICES
  3. 3Official decrees (5)
    RevealFIATS
  4. 4"Otherwise ..." (5)
    RevealIFNOT
  5. 6Words before "with my little eye," in a game (4)
    RevealISPY
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 262 puzzles since November 2025:

STOP ×2STY ×2

Show all 10 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A WIFI5A SCIFI7A JEANS8A STOP9A STY

Down: 1D WSJ2D ICES3D FIATS4D IFNOT6D ISPY

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Sunday, August 2, 2026 was a 5×5 grid by Sam Ezersky, edited by Joel Fagliano, with 10 clues; the longest answer ran 5 letters. That is about average for a Sunday.

Also on Aug 2: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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