{"id":16090,"date":"2025-08-16T05:45:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T05:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=16090"},"modified":"2025-08-16T05:45:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T05:45:06","slug":"todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-aug-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=16090","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Aug. 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p1\">Looking for\u00a0<strong>the most recent<\/strong>\u00a0Mini Crossword answer?\u00a0Click here for today&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p2\">The Saturday NYT Mini Crossword is always longer than on other days. But today&#8217;s was extra-hard too. It took me more than five minutes to solve what&#8217;s usually so easy. Need some help with today&#8217;s Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for today&#8217;s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit\u00a0CNET&#8217;s NYT puzzle hints page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <\/strong>Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.<\/p>\n<p>     <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_caption g-inner-spacing-right-small g-text-xxsmall\"><\/p>\n<p>The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Aug. 16, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-inner-spacing-right-small g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall g-color-text-meta g-text-xxxsmall\">NYT\/Screenshot by CNET<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Mini across clues and answers<\/h2>\n<p>1A clue: \u00a0Something to check before a flight<br \/><strong>Answer: BAG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4A clue: One road to recovery<br \/><strong>Answer: REHAB<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6A clue: &#8220;The Good Samaritan&#8221; or &#8220;The Rich Fool&#8221;<br \/><strong>Answer: PARABLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8A clue: &#8220;___ now or never&#8221;<br \/><strong>Answer: ITS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9A clue: Angora cat&#8217;s splendor<br \/><strong>Answer: FUR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10A clue: North American frogs that sing in a shrill chorus<br \/><strong>Answer: PEEPERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12A clue: Sheath or muumuu<br \/><strong>Answer: DRESS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>13A clue: Kit ___ Club (&#8220;Cabaret&#8221; setting)<br \/><strong>Answer: KAT<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Mini down clues and answers<\/h2>\n<p>1D clue: Wildly out of control<strong><br \/>Answer: BERSERK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2D clue: &#8220;I&#8217;ve got it!&#8221;<strong><br \/>Answer: AHA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3D clue: Scintillating gossip sesh<strong><br \/>Answer: GABFEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4D clue: Gave three stars, say<strong><br \/>Answer: RATED<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5D clue: Becomes hazy, as a picture<strong><br \/>Answer: BLURS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6D clue: Dot on a domino<strong><br \/>Answer: PIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7D clue: Sounds of indecision<strong><br \/>Answer: ERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11D clue: Tiny source of torment for a storybook princess<strong><br \/>Answer: PEA<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for\u00a0the most recent\u00a0Mini Crossword answer?\u00a0Click here for today&#8217;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. The Saturday NYT Mini Crossword is always longer than on other days. But today&#8217;s was extra-hard too. 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