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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Thursday, August 6, 2026

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A Thursday 5x5 by Joel Fagliano: ZOO opens the Across clues and ZOOMS runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Place to see a gnu
ZOO
4. Something a prospective college student might sign up for
TOUR
5. Dropped a note
WROTE
6. Makes sound through one's gums
HUMS
7. Shout after a big success
YES

Down

1. Meetings in virtual "rooms"
ZOOMS
2. Rarities in baseball routs
OUTS
3. Something a gold miner looks for
ORE
4. ___ blue
TRUE
5. "___ should I?"
WHY

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: ZOO · TOUR · WROTE · HUMS · YES
Down: ZOOMS · OUTS · ORE · TRUE · WHY

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