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Answers to today’s NYT Mini Crossword, August 2

Answers to today’s NYT Mini Crossword, August 2

The New York Times crossword puzzle is legendary, but if you’re short on time, the Mini Crossword is a fun substitute. The Mini Crossword is much easier than the classic NYT crossword puzzle, and you can probably complete it in a couple of minutes. But if you don’t know how to do it, we’ve got the answers.

Mini Crossword isn’t the only game in the Times. Our homepage always has the answers to Wordle, Connections and Strands too.

Let’s look at these Mini Crossword clues and answers.

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New York Times Mini Crossword Puzzle completed by August 2, 2024.

Screenshot by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper/CNET

Mini clues and answers

1A clue: The ___ of Orion (giant waist of space?)
Answer: BELT

Track 5A: Teams in a historic tennis “battle.”
Answer: SEXES

Track 6A: You may really feel this deep within.
Answer: PLANK

7A clue: “___ well, that ends well!”
Answer: ALL

8A clue: competitor of the WSJ or the Washington Post.
Answer: NYT

Mini Down Clues and Answers

Track 1D: What you see when wearing a crop top.
Answer: BELLY

Track 2D: Glorify.
Answer: EXALT

3D Clue: The center of the monocle.
Answer: LENS

Track 4D: “Shame, shame!” Click sound.
Answer: TSK

Track 5D: Reach.
Answer: SPAN

How to play more Mini Crosswords

The New York Times games section offers a wealth of online games, but only a few of them are free for everyone. You can play today’s Mini Crossword for free, but you’ll need a subscription to the Times games section to play older crosswords from the archives.