Here are the answers for the NYT Mini Crossword dated Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. The year matters: puzzles published on Aug. 8 in other years have different grids and answers.
Across answers
- 1A. Five lines on sheet music: STAFF
- 6A. Material for the Venus de Milo and Michelangelo’s David: MARBLE
- 7A. Bird that helps to rescue Nemo in “Finding Nemo”: PELICAN
- 8A. ___ milk: OAT
- 9A. Pal: BUD
- 10A. Collective way of singing: UNISON
- 12A. Metal container that’s a synonym for “insignificant”: TINPOT
- 13A. “Rare” order at a restaurant: STEAK
Down answers
- 1D. Square cracker: SALTINE
- 2D. Three: Prefix: TRI
- 3D. What often starts with an apple and ends with a zebra: ABCBOOK
- 4D. Show off: FLAUNT
- 5D. Ward (off): FEND
- 6D. Be sincere: MEANIT
- 7D. Throws a hissy-fit: POUTS
- 11D. Destination for a mother-daughter day, perhaps: SPA
Why the year is specified
The answer key above is for the 2026 puzzle, identified as Saturday, Aug. 8 by The Word Finder’s date-selected puzzle page; its format guide describes Saturday Minis as 7×7, compared with 5×5 grids Sunday through Friday. CNET’s answer article republished by Yahoo Tech lists the same date-specific clues and answers. An Aug. 8, 2024 puzzle has a different answer set, as shown by NewsATW, so an undated “Aug. 8” answer key should not be assumed to fit another year.
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