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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for August 17, 2026

The NYT Mini answers for August 17, 2026: EGGS, SQUAT, PUTTY, EASEL, CLYDE, EQUAL, GUTSY, GATED, STYLE, and SPEC.
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Assuming you mean Monday, August 17, 2026, the NYT Mini answers are below. The date-specific result credits Ian Livengood as constructor and Joel Fagliano as editor.

Across answers

Clue Answer
1A: “Brownie ingredients” EGGS
5A: “Gym rep on leg day” SQUAT
6A: ““Silly” stuff” PUTTY
7A: “Stand for a painter” EASEL
8A: “Bonnie and ___, classic crime couple” CLYDE

Down answers

Clue Answer
1D: “=” EQUAL
2D: “Courageous” GUTSY
3D: “Fenced in, as a private community” GATED
4D: “What “each of us already has, all we need to do is find it,” per Diane von Furstenberg” STYLE
5D: “Contractor’s detail, for short” SPEC

Where to play or replay the Mini

The New York Times says the Mini is available at nytimes.com/games, in the NYT Games app, and in the Play tab of the NYT News app. The Help Center says each daily Mini is available the evening before its publish date.

To find an older puzzle, open the official NYT archive and choose the Mini archive, month, and year. Games and All Access subscribers have archive access; other users have limited access.

The answer list and credits are based on the indexed result for the dated puzzle. A separate archive listing corroborates the date and 1-Across answer, EGGS.

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