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Hints before the answers
- 1-Across: A workplace for scientists.
- 4-Across: Another word for grub.
- 6-Across: To maliciously reveal someone’s private identity online, informally.
- 8-Across: Spanish for “but.”
- 9-Across: A type of gasoline, abbreviated.
- 1-Down: A short name for a TV screen option.
- 2-Down: “___, a skip and a jump.”
- 3-Down: Someone who takes jabs at you.
- 5-Down: “Used to be.”
- 7-Down: “___ days,” the time of summer suggested by the starred clues.
Spoiler warning: The complete solution is below.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 NYT Mini answers
Across
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Workplace for scientists | LAB |
| 4. Grub | CHOW |
| 6. Maliciously reveals one’s private identity, informally | DOXED |
| 8. Spanish “but” | PERO |
| 9. Gasoline type: Abbr. | REG |
Down
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. TV screen option, for short | LCD |
| 2. “___, a skip and a jump” | A HOP |
| 3. Someone who’s always taking jabs at you? | BOXER |
| 5. Used to be | WERE |
| 7. “___ days” | DOG |
How the starred clues connect
The starred answers are LAB and CHOW across, and BOXER down. Their references to a lab, chow, and a boxer connect to a dog; the final answer, DOG, completes “dog days,” the summer period named by the theme. BOXER is the wordplay payoff for the clue about “taking jabs.”
About this dated Mini
This answer key is for Tuesday, August 12, 2025—not a puzzle for August 12 in another year. Parade’s August 11, 2025 guide and Forbes’ guide for the same puzzle list the same ten answers. Forbes notes that DOXED may be less familiar to solvers who do not know internet slang, but that is an editorial observation, not a formal difficulty rating.
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