NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, August 16, 2025

Here are the answers for the Saturday, August 16, 2025, NYT Mini Crossword. The puzzle is described as a 7-by-7 grid with eight Across and eight Down entries.

Across answers

1. 1. Something to check before a flight: BAG
2. 4. One road to recovery: REHAB
3. 6. “The Good Samaritan” or “The Rich Fool”: PARABLE
4. 8. “___ now or never”: ITS
5. 9. Angora cat’s splendor: FUR
6. 10. North American frogs that sing in a shrill chorus: PEEPERS
7. 12. Sheath or muumuu: DRESS
8. 13. Kit ___ Club (“Cabaret” setting): KAT

Down answers

1. 1. Wildly out of control: BERSERK
2. 2. “I’ve got it!”: AHA
3. 3. Scintillating gossip sesh: GABFEST
4. 4. Gave three stars, say: RATED
5. 5. Becomes hazy, as a picture: BLURS
6. 6. Dot on a domino: PIP
7. 7. Sounds of indecision: ERS
8. 11. Tiny source of torment for a storybook princess: PEA

Answer lists and clues are reported by Mini Answers’ dated guide; CNET’s guide independently lists the corresponding clues and solutions. These are secondary answer guides, not established official NYT archive pages.

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