Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Aug. 1

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s a long one today. Read on for all the answers. Mini across clues and answers 1A clue: Coffee choice before bed Answer: DECAF 6A clue: Recurring bug? Answer: CICADA 7A clue: California’s most valuable crop, just barely edging out grapes Answer: ALMONDS 8A clue: Fist pound Answer: DAP 9A clue: Back of a soccer goalAnswer: NET 10A clue: Carefully thought (over) Answer: MULLED 12A clue: Brain sparks Answer: IDEAS 13A clue: Something that might end after “Pencils down!”Answer: TEST The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Aug. 1, 2026.NYT/Screenshot by CNET Mini down clues and answers 1D clue: Indentations at the end of a smile Answer: DIMPLES 2D clue: Green: Prefix Answer: ECO 3D clue: Film festival with the Palme d’Or Answer: CANNES 4D clue: No ___ sugar (product claim) Answer: ADDED 5D clue: Speedy Answer: FAST 6D clue: Anthropic’s A.I. assistant Answer: CLAUDE 7D clue: Own up to Answer: ADMIT 11D clue: Back muscle, for short Answer: LAT 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 The Latest from Gael Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Aug. 1 Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Aug. 1, #677 Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 1 #881