Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, Aug. 2
Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? A few of the clues are tricky. Read on for all the answers.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Something you might ask for while staying over at a friend’s house
Answer: WIFI
5A clue: Genre for “Stranger Things”
Answer: SCIFI
7A clue: Unlikely pants to wear to a wedding
Answer: JEANS
8A clue: Octagonal sign word
Answer: STOP
9A clue: Where sows are housed
Answer: STY
The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Aug. 2, 2026.NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini down clues and answers
1D clue: Newspaper that covers the stock market, for short
Answer: WSJ
2D clue: Puts a cold pack on
Answer: ICES
3D clue: Official decrees
Answer: FIATS
4D clue: “Otherwise …”
Answer: IFNOT
6D clue: Words before “with my little eye,” in a game
Answer: ISPY
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