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Need help with the NYT Mini for Tuesday, August 12, 2025? Start with a letter hint for each entry, then open the spoiler section for the full grid answers. The starred clues connect to the phrase “dog days.”
Hints for the August 12, 2025 NYT Mini
Use the starting or ending letter below if you want a nudge without seeing every solution. The clues are listed in grid order.
Across
- 1 Across — Workplace for scientists: ends in B.
- 4 Across — Grub: starts with C.
- 6 Across — Maliciously reveals one’s private identity, informally: starts with D.
- 8 Across — Spanish “but”: ends in O.
- 9 Across — Gasoline type, abbreviated: starts with R.
Down
- 1 Down — TV screen option, for short: starts with L.
- 2 Down — ___, a skip and a jump: ends in P.
- 3 Down — Someone who’s always taking jabs at you?: starts with B.
- 5 Down — Used to be: starts with W.
- 7 Down — ___ days, a time of summer suggested by the starred clues: ends in G.
Full answers (spoilers)
The August 12 puzzle’s solutions are listed below. Parade’s dated guide and Forbes’s independent answer list agree on the entries.
Across answers
- 1 Across: LAB
- 4 Across: CHOW
- 6 Across: DOXED
- 8 Across: PERO
- 9 Across: REG
Down answers
- 1 Down: LCD
- 2 Down: A HOP
- 3 Down: BOXER
- 5 Down: WERE
- 7 Down: DOG
How the starred clues fit together
The starred across answers are LAB, CHOW, and BOXER. Alongside 7 Down, DOG, they point to “dog days,” the summer phrase suggested by the puzzle’s theme. The clues make the connection through different meanings: a dog can be associated with a lab, chow, or boxer.
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About this archived puzzle
These are answers to the dated August 12, 2025 puzzle, not a current daily grid. Forbes reported that access to previous NYT Mini puzzles required an NYT Games subscription; check the Forbes guide and current NYT Games terms for the latest archive-access details.
Sources: Parade’s August 12, 2025 hints and answers; Forbes’s August 12, 2025 answer guide.
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