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Across answers
- 1 Across: TIGER
- 6 Across: AMUSE
- 7 Across: CHAIN
- 8 Across: HINGE
- 9 Across: TONE
Down answers
- 1 Down: TACH
- 2 Down: IMHIT
- 3 Down: GUANO
- 4 Down: ESIGN
- 5 Down: RENEE
Why the year matters
August 24 falls on a different puzzle each year; these entries are specifically for August 24, 2026, not the separate August 24, 2024 puzzle. The answer grid is listed by NYT Game Solver, and the same entries appear in an indexed answer page from YouGoWords.
Still solving?
If you want to work through the Mini rather than reveal every entry, start with answers you are confident about and use their crossing letters to test uncertain words. The archive notes that its clue wording is paraphrased from the original NYT clues, so it should not be treated as verbatim official wording.
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