NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

AUG5

NYT Mini Crossword

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

5×5By Ian LivengoodEdited by Joel Fagliano

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

Across

  1. 1Stimulate, as the appetite (4)
    RevealWHET
  2. 5"___ did the time go?" (5)
    RevealWHERE
  3. 6"Hmm, strange ..." (5)
    RevealWEIRD
  4. 7Walked through water (5)
    RevealWADED
  5. 8Neat and orderly (4)
    RevealTIDY

Down

  1. 1Crop on the South Dakota state quarter (5)
    RevealWHEAT
  2. 2"Saturday Night Live" alum Gardner (5)
    RevealHEIDI
  3. 3Made a mistake (5)
    RevealERRED
  4. 4Child's bear (5)
    RevealTEDDY
  5. 5Repeated letters in a U.R.L. address (3)
    RevealWWW
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 265 puzzles since November 2025:

WEIRD ×2

Show all 10 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A WHET5A WHERE6A WEIRD7A WADED8A TIDY

Down: 1D WHEAT2D HEIDI3D ERRED4D TEDDY5D WWW

About This NYT Mini Crossword

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

Also on Aug 5: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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