Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, Aug. 2

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? A few of the clues are tricky. Read on for all the answers. Mini across clues and answers 1A clue: Something you might ask for while staying over at a friend’s house Answer: WIFI 5A clue: Genre for “Stranger Things” Answer: SCIFI 7A clue: Unlikely pants to wear to a wedding Answer: JEANS 8A clue: Octagonal sign wordAnswer: STOP 9A clue: Where sows are housedAnswer: STY The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Aug. 2, 2026.NYT/Screenshot by CNET Mini down clues and answers 1D clue: Newspaper that covers the stock market, for short Answer: WSJ 2D clue: Puts a cold pack on Answer: ICES 3D clue: Official decrees Answer: FIATS 4D clue: “Otherwise …” Answer: IFNOT 6D clue: Words before “with my little eye,” in a game Answer: ISPY 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