NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, August 23, 2026

Sunday, August 23, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

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NYT Mini Crossword

Sunday, August 23, 2026

5×6By Joel Fagliano

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

Across

  1. 1___-Dixon line (5)
    RevealMASON
  2. 6More than enough (5)
    RevealAMPLE
  3. 7Obvious verdict in Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me" (5)
    RevealGUILT
  4. 8Hit the slopes (3)
    RevealSKI
  5. 9Something to "keep on the prize" (3)
    RevealEYE

Down

  1. 1People or Rolling Stone, for short (3)
    RevealMAG
  2. 2Make laugh (5)
    RevealAMUSE
  3. 3Like the skin of a durian fruit (5)
    RevealSPIKY
  4. 4Skate park jump (5)
    RevealOLLIE
  5. 5Part of a ping-pong table (3)
    RevealNET
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 283 puzzles since November 2025:

NET ×4AMPLE ×2EYE ×2

Show all 10 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A MASON6A AMPLE7A GUILT8A SKI9A EYE

Down: 1D MAG2D AMUSE3D SPIKY4D OLLIE5D NET

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Sunday, August 23, 2026 was a 5×6 grid by Joel Fagliano, with 10 clues; the longest answer ran 5 letters. That is about average for a Sunday.

Also on Aug 23: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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