August 20, 2026archive
NYT Mini Crossword — August 20, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's five-by-five opens with where a scientist runs experiments, then the blanket-carrying best friend of Charlie Brown.
Hint 2 of 5
Continue across with slang for being aggressively confrontational, a turtle's protective home, and a short word for making an attempt.
Hint 3 of 5
Down starts with what a plant needs to grow through photosynthesis, and the word completing the title of a famous Oasis anthem.
Hint 4 of 5
Continue down with a word for being big and strong, and the first word of a glittering desert gambling city.
Hint 5 of 5
Finish down with the solfège syllable that comes after "fa" in the musical scale.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
- Scientist's workplace — LAB
- Best friend of Charlie Brown — LINUS
- Looking for a fight, informally — AGGRO
- Turtle's hiding place — SHELL
- Give an effort — TRY
- Plant food? — LIGHT
- "Don't Look Back in ___" (Oasis hit) — ANGER
- Large and muscular — BURLY
- ___ Vegas — LAS
- Note after do, re, mi, fa ... — SOL
This puzzle by the numbers
- 5 across, 5 down
- LINUS (5)
Counted from our own archive of NYT Mini Crossword answers — not published anywhere else.
