NYT Mini Crossword Answers for August 2, 2026
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Sam Ezersky.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A W___ · 5A S____ · 7A J____ · 8A S___ · 9A S__ · 1D W__ · 2D I___ · 3D F____ · 4D I____ · 6D I___
Across
1A: Something you might ask for while staying over at a friend's house
WIFI · more answers for this clue
5A: Genre for "Stranger Things"
SCIFI · more answers for this clue
7A: Unlikely pants to wear to a wedding
JEANS · more answers for this clue
8A: Octagonal sign word
STOP · more answers for this clue
9A: Where sows are housed
Down
1D: Newspaper that covers the stock market, for short
2D: Puts a cold pack on
ICES · more answers for this clue
3D: Official decrees
FIATS · more answers for this clue
4D: "Otherwise ..."
IFNOT · more answers for this clue
6D: Words before "with my little eye," in a game
ISPY · more answers for this clue
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WIFI
SCIFI
JEANS
STOP
STY
FAQ
1-Across: Something you might ask for while staying over at a friend's house
WIFI.
5-Across: Genre for "Stranger Things"
SCIFI.
7-Across: Unlikely pants to wear to a wedding
JEANS.
8-Across: Octagonal sign word
STOP.
9-Across: Where sows are housed
STY.
1-Down: Newspaper that covers the stock market, for short
WSJ.
2-Down: Puts a cold pack on
ICES.
3-Down: Official decrees
FIATS.
4-Down: "Otherwise ..."
IFNOT.
6-Down: Words before "with my little eye," in a game
ISPY.