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1Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errors2Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitches3Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problemsThe answers to the New York Times Mini Crossword for Wednesday, August 21, 2024 are LIST, WARIO, ANODE, LANES and KISS across, and LANAI, IRONS, SIDES, TOES and WALK down. The year matters: August 21, 2024 fell on a Wednesday, so this is that puzzle, not the one for August 21 of a later year.
The grid below is the transcription published in a Forbes guide dated August 20, 2024. Forbes is the source for these answers; they were not independently checked against an official NYT Games page. If you need an official confirmation, compare them with the puzzle in NYT Games.
August 21, 2024 clues and answers
The table lists every entry in the puzzle, with the clue exactly as the Forbes guide gives it.
| No. | Direction | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Across | Top ten, e.g. | LIST |
| 2 | Across | Nintendo antagonist in a yellow hat and purple overalls | WARIO |
| 3 | Across | One end of a battery | ANODE |
| 4 | Across | Ten in an Olympic swimming pool | LANES |
| 5 | Across | What “X” can mean | KISS |
| 1 | Down | Hawaiian island seen from the west shore of Maui | LANAI |
| 2 | Down | Unwrinkles, as a dress shirt | IRONS |
| 3 | Down | A decagon has ten | SIDES |
| 4 | Down | Bottom ten? | TOES |
| 5 | Down | Go for a stroll | WALK |
Entries that may trip solvers
The Forbes commentary points to two kinds of answer. WARIO is a video-game reference: the clue describes the character by his yellow hat and purple overalls, so it is best recognized through Nintendo’s Mario series rather than by wordplay. ANODE and TOES are described as less immediately obvious. Those are the guide author’s observations about how the entries read, not measured difficulty ratings.
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The Mini is the short form of the New York Times daily crossword. The Forbes guide describes most weekday Minis as a five-by-five grid with three to five clues in each direction, with larger puzzles on some days, especially Saturdays. Paul Tassi, a Forbes senior contributor and the guide’s author, characterized the Mini this way: “The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword.” That is his description, not an official New York Times statement.
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