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The answers to the NYT Mini Crossword for Tuesday, August 12, 2025 are LAB, CHOW, DOXED, PERO and REG across, and LCD, AHOP, BOXER, WERE and DOG down. The two starred across answers, LAB and CHOW, point to the theme answer DOG DAYS.
Which puzzle this is
This page covers the Mini for Tuesday, August 12, 2025. It is not the Wednesday, August 12, 2026 puzzle, which falls on a different weekday and has its own grid. Because the date is in the past, the answers below are for the archived 2025 puzzle.
Across answers
| No. | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Workplace for scientists” | LAB |
| 4 | “Grub” | CHOW |
| 6 | “Maliciously revealed one’s private identity, informally” | DOXED |
| 8 | “Spanish ‘but’” | PERO |
| 9 | “Gasoline type: Abbr.” | REG |
Down answers
| No. | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “TV screen option, for short” | LCD |
| 2 | “___, a skip and a jump” | AHOP |
| 3 | “Someone who’s always taking jabs at you?” | BOXER |
| 5 | “Used to be” | WERE |
| 7 | “___ days (time of summer suggested by the answers to the starred clues)” | DOG |
How the theme works
The Down 7 clue tells you the theme is a time of summer and that the starred Across answers hint at it. The two starred entries, LAB and CHOW, lead to the completed phrase DOG DAYS. Once you have LAB and CHOW, the Down 7 entry DOG is the only word that fits the blank, which makes it a useful place to confirm your grid.
Solving notes
- BOXER is a playful answer. The clue describes a person who is always “taking jabs,” which is a boxing pun rather than a literal jab.
- DOXED is informal slang, so it may be unfamiliar to some solvers. The clue spells out the meaning: publicly revealing someone’s private identity with malicious intent.
- PERO is the Spanish word for “but,” so it fits a Spanish-language clue even for solvers who do not read Spanish.
About the format and access
The NYT Mini is usually a five-by-five grid with three to five clues in each direction. Larger puzzles sometimes appear on Saturdays. The game can be played on the New York Times website or in the NYT Games app. Access to earlier puzzles in the archive requires an NYT Games subscription. Subscription terms and archive availability can change, so check the current NYT Games page before you rely on them.
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Where these answers come from
The answers above are taken from a Forbes write-up of this puzzle, published August 11, 2025. They have not been checked against an official NYT solution record. If your grid differs, compare it with the clue numbers above before assuming an error.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Other ways to find a Mini answer
Because the Mini changes every day, searches for “today’s” answer will return the most recent puzzle, not this one. For this exact puzzle, use the August 12, 2025 date and the clue numbers in the tables above to confirm you are looking at the right grid.
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