August 21 has different NYT Mini Crossword answers depending on the year. Choose the date you played: the 2025 puzzle’s answers were FAQS, IRAQ, LOTUS, EMAIL and TARDY across; the 2026 puzzle’s were MILK, ASIA, SCALY, AHIT and DUDS across.
August 21, 2026 NYT Mini answers
The answer list below is reported by a secondary archive for Friday, August 21, 2026. It was not independently verified against an official NYT answer page.
Across
- 1A: MILK
- 5A: ASIA — “Home of Brunei and Bhutan”
- 6A: SCALY — “Like the skin of snakes and fish”
- 7A: AHIT — “Take ___ (suffer financially)”
- 8A: DUDS
Down
- 1D: MACHU
- 2D: ISAID
- 3D: LILTS
- 4D: KAY
- 6D: SAD
August 21, 2025 NYT Mini answers
Forbes published this answer list on August 20, 2025, for the Thursday, August 21 puzzle.
Across
- 1A: FAQS — “Frequently asked q’s”
- 5A: IRAQ — “We invaded”
- 6A: LOTUS
- 8A: EMAIL
- 9A: TARDY
Down
- 1D: FILET
- 2D: AROMA
- 3D: QATAR
- 4D: SQUID — “Like an octopus”
- 7D: SLY
How to choose the right answer key
Check the year on your puzzle before using a list: these are separate daily grids, not alternate solutions for one puzzle. Forbes described the Mini as playable on the web or in the app and noted that the archive was in the app when its 2025 article was published. For current play and archive access, check the NYT Games site.
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