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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Thursday, August 13, 2026

5x5 grid · Show any single answer, or the full grid at the bottom

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

Across

1. Like flamingos and cherry blossoms
PINK
5. Hawaiian island visible from Maui's west shore
LANAI
6. Planet's path
ORBIT
7. Short Instagram video
REEL
8. Break off, as a relationship
END

Down

1. ( or ), for short
PAREN
2. Where Mother's Day breakfast might be served
INBED
3. Tiny thing to paint
NAIL
4. First-aid container
KIT
5. Origin stories, e.g.
LORE

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: PINK · LANAI · ORBIT · REEL · END
Down: PAREN · INBED · NAIL · KIT · LORE

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