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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Monday, August 24, 2026

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A Monday 5x5 by Sam Ezersky: TIGER opens the Across clues and TACH runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

  • 1. Animal that appears orange to human eyes, but as a camouflaged green to deer
    TIGER
  • 6. Get a smile or laugh from
    AMUSE
  • 7. Business with multiple locations
    CHAIN
  • 8. Dating app with a curvy "H" logo
    HINGE
  • 9. "At the ___, please record your message ..."
    TONE

Down

  • 1. Dashboard gauge, for short
    TACH
  • 2. Dramatic cry in a game of paintball
    IMHIT
  • 3. Fertilizer obtained from bats
    GUANO
  • 4. Add one's name to, as a PDF document
    ESIGN
  • 5. Actress Zellweger
    RENEE

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: TIGER · AMUSE · CHAIN · HINGE · TONE
Down: TACH · IMHIT · GUANO · ESIGN · RENEE
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