NYT Mini Crossword Answers for August 7, 2025
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Ian Livengood.
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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A B____ · 6A E____ · 7A E____ · 8A C____ · 9A H____ · 1D B____ · 2D O____ · 3D N____ · 4D E____ · 5D S____
Across
1A: Parts of a museum dinosaur exhibit
BONES · more answers for this clue
6A: Smiling Face with Sunglasses, for one
EMOJI · more answers for this clue
7A: Painter's stand
EASEL · more answers for this clue
8A: Restaurant item often asked for by signing the air
CHECK · more answers for this clue
9A: Overly slapdash
HASTY · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Tree with smooth gray bark
BEECH · more answers for this clue
2D: Nebraska city that's home to Union Pacific headquarters
OMAHA · more answers for this clue
3D: Features of bloodhounds that are said to be 1,000 times stronger than humans
NOSES · more answers for this clue
4D: Boot from a game
EJECT · more answers for this clue
5D: ___ smooth
SILKY · more answers for this clue
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BONES
EMOJI
EASEL
CHECK
HASTY
FAQ
1-Across: Parts of a museum dinosaur exhibit
BONES.
6-Across: Smiling Face with Sunglasses, for one
EMOJI.
7-Across: Painter's stand
EASEL.
8-Across: Restaurant item often asked for by signing the air
CHECK.
9-Across: Overly slapdash
HASTY.
1-Down: Tree with smooth gray bark
BEECH.
2-Down: Nebraska city that's home to Union Pacific headquarters
OMAHA.
3-Down: Features of bloodhounds that are said to be 1,000 times stronger than humans
NOSES.
4-Down: Boot from a game
EJECT.
5-Down: ___ smooth
SILKY.