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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, August 15, 2026

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A Saturday 7x7 by Sam Ezersky: COOPS opens the Across clues and CORD runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Stores owned and run by their workers
COOPS
6. "Huh, wasn't expecting that!"
OHWOW
7. Run under a faucet
RINSE
8. Metal identifiers in the military
DOGTAGS
11. Bit of music that plays as a podcast ends
OUTRO
12. Font similar to Helvetica
ARIAL
13. Leave alone
LETBE

Down

1. Cut the ___ (cancel cable)
CORD
2. Dayton's state
OHIO
3. Game-changing mistake for a World Cup defender
OWNGOAL
4. Slouching is a bad form of this
POSTURE
5. Worry about the small stuff
SWEATIT
9. Snatch
GRAB
10. ___ Survivor, title for each winner of "Survivor"
SOLE

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: COOPS · OHWOW · RINSE · DOGTAGS · OUTRO · ARIAL · LETBE
Down: CORD · OHIO · OWNGOAL · POSTURE · SWEATIT · GRAB · SOLE

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