Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

These NYT mini-games cater not just to nostalgia but to the evolving habits of mobile-first audiences. They deliver cognitive challenges in bite-sized packages, short enough to complete during a commute,

So, if you're working on today's Mini on Friday, August 8, 2025, and need some help (I've been there), get ready to read the clues and solutions for each line. We have them separated into hints first for both "Across" and "Down" words, followed by "Across Answers" and "Down Answers," so be careful if you want to avoid spoilers as you scroll!