Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, July 31

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s one of those tricky ones, where three clues all depend on each other. Read on for all the answers. Mini across clues and answers 1A clue: With 8-Across and 1-Down, grow from your own mistakesAnswer: LIVE 5A clue: Video game sectionAnswer: LEVEL 6A clue: Figure skating duosAnswer: PAIRS 7A clue: ___ Poupon (mustard brand)Answer: GREY 8A clue: See 1-AcrossAnswer: AND The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for July 31, 2026. Mini down clues and answers 1D clue: See 1-Across Answer: LEARN 2D clue: Like the outfield walls of Wrigley Field Answer: IVIED 3D clue: Extremely Answer: VERY 4D clue: Letters capitaLized in this cLue Answer: ELS 5D clue: Sports org. for Nelly Korda Answer: LPGA Get CNET's top-rated VPN for privacy and usability CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line. See full bio