NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, August 7, 2026

Friday, August 7, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

AUG7

NYT Mini Crossword

Friday, August 7, 2026

5×5By Joel Fagliano

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

Across

  1. 1Apple computer (3)
    RevealMAC
  2. 4What the Kansas scenes lack that the Oz scenes do not, in "The Wizard of Oz" (5)
    RevealCOLOR
  3. 6Quarrel (with) (5)
    RevealARGUE
  4. 7Get on an airplane (5)
    RevealBOARD
  5. 8"Nothing but ___!" (3)
    RevealNET

Down

  1. 1Nincompoop (5)
    RevealMORON
  2. 2Bottom of the aquatic food chain (5)
    RevealALGAE
  3. 3Pickleball venue (5)
    RevealCOURT
  4. 4Yellow symbol of N.Y.C. (3)
    RevealCAB
  5. 5Like the logos of Stanford and Harvard (3)
    RevealRED
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 267 puzzles since November 2025:

NET ×3BOARD ×2COLOR ×2RED ×2

Show all 10 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A MAC4A COLOR6A ARGUE7A BOARD8A NET

Down: 1D MORON2D ALGAE3D COURT4D CAB5D RED

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Friday, August 7, 2026 was a 5×5 grid by Joel Fagliano, with 10 clues; the longest answer ran 5 letters. That is about average for a Friday.

Also on Aug 7: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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