NYT Mini Crossword Hints & Answers – August 26, 2025

NYT Mini Crossword Hints & Answers — August 26, 2025

If today’s NYT Mini Crossword has you stumped, you’re in the right place. Here’s your complete hint guide and answer key for Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

What Is the Mini Crossword?

The NYT Mini Crossword is a smaller, five-by-five puzzle delivering a quick, fun challenge every day—no subscription required. It’s perfect for a fast mental workout, and solving Across clues first often helps crack the tougher Down clues.

Today’s Clues & Solutions (August 26, 2025)

Across

1A. Place to pour a pint — PUB
4A. Host of the 2028 Olympics, for short — USA
5A. Black suit — CLUBS
7A. Political commentator Jen — PSAKI
8A. Kick one’s feet up — RELAX

Down

1D. Sign of life — PULSE
2D. Regular patron’s order, with “the” — USUAL
3D. Loaf with a chocolate swirl — BABKA
5D. Skill practiced on dummies, for short — CPR
6D. Age at which Tiger Woods made his first hole-in-one — SIX

Difficulty & Solving Tips

This puzzle leans moderate—some answers are clever (like “BABKA” and “PSAKI”). A smart strategy: start with Across clues, especially PUB or CLUBS, to reveal letters that help with Down words like PULSE or USUAL.