August 10, 2026archive
NYT Mini Crossword — August 10, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's five-by-five stays light throughout, mixing wordplay with a couple of everyday fill-ins.
Hint 2 of 5
Across, look for a two-letter tech gesture turned into a modern payment prompt, a genre of instructional books, and a satirical news outlet whose headline about dolphins is the clue itself.
Hint 3 of 5
The across side wraps up with tomorrow's summer weather forecast and a letter-shaped description of a curvy line.
Hint 4 of 5
Down, you'll need a set of twin siblings from TV, a casual word for 'a whole lot,' and the phrase for finally coughing up money you owe.
Hint 5 of 5
Finish down with what firefighters uncoil to fight a blaze and a formal word for a heavy responsibility weighing on someone.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
- ___ to pay (modern prompt) — TAP
- Helpful book genre — HOWTO
- Source of the headline "Study: Dolphins Not So Intelligent on Land," with "The" — ONION
- Summer forecast — SUNNY
- Curvy shape — ESS
- The sisters on "Sister, Sister" or the brothers on "Property Brothers" — TWINS
- Lots and lots — ATON
- Pay (up) — PONY
- Fire truck attachment — HOSE
- Heavy burden — ONUS
This puzzle by the numbers
- 5 across, 5 down
- HOWTO (5)
Counted from our own archive of NYT Mini Crossword answers — not published anywhere else.
