NYT Mini Crossword Answers for August 23, 2026
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Joel Fagliano.
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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A M____ · 6A A____ · 7A G____ · 8A S__ · 9A E__ · 1D M__ · 2D A____ · 3D S____ · 4D O____ · 5D N__
Across
1A: ___-Dixon line
MASON · more answers for this clue
6A: More than enough
AMPLE · more answers for this clue
7A: Obvious verdict in Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me"
GUILT · more answers for this clue
8A: Hit the slopes
9A: Something to "keep on the prize"
Down
1D: People or Rolling Stone, for short
2D: Make laugh
AMUSE · more answers for this clue
3D: Like the skin of a durian fruit
SPIKY · more answers for this clue
4D: Skate park jump
OLLIE · more answers for this clue
5D: Part of a ping-pong table
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MASON
AMPLE
GUILT
SKI
EYE
FAQ
1-Across: ___-Dixon line
MASON.
6-Across: More than enough
AMPLE.
7-Across: Obvious verdict in Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me"
GUILT.
8-Across: Hit the slopes
SKI.
9-Across: Something to "keep on the prize"
EYE.
1-Down: People or Rolling Stone, for short
MAG.
2-Down: Make laugh
AMUSE.
3-Down: Like the skin of a durian fruit
SPIKY.
4-Down: Skate park jump
OLLIE.
5-Down: Part of a ping-pong table
NET.