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Here are the clue-answer pairs for the NYT Mini Crossword dated Saturday, August 16, 2025. Spoilers below.
Across
- 1A. Something to check before a flight: BAG
- 4A. One road to recovery: REHAB
- 6A. “The Good Samaritan” or “The Rich Fool”: PARABLE
- 8A. “___ now or never”: ITS
- 9A. Angora cat’s splendor: FUR
- 10A. North American frogs that sing in a shrill chorus: PEEPERS
- 12A. Sheath or muumuu: DRESS
- 13A. Kit ___ Club (“Cabaret” setting): KAT (inferred from the clue; not shown in the accessible answer excerpt)
Down
- 1D. Wildly out of control: BERSERK
- 2D. “I’ve got it!”: AHA
- 3D. Scintillating gossip sesh: GABFEST
- 4D. Gave three stars, say: RATED
- 5D. Becomes hazy, as a picture: BLURS
- 6D. Dot on a domino: PIP
- 7D. Sounds of indecision: ERS
- 11D. Tiny source of torment for a storybook princess: PEA
The answer list is attributed to a CNET article as reproduced by a mirror. Its accessible excerpt does not show 13-Across, so KAT is a clue-based completion rather than an answer verified from that excerpt. The original NYT grid was not independently checked. See the reproduced answer page.
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