August 26, 2026archive
NYT Mini Crossword — August 26, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's five-by-five opens with the only chemical element whose symbol has just three letters, then a ring-shaped fried treat with a hole in the middle.
Hint 2 of 5
Continue across with the closing section of a song, an emblem displayed at the top of a coat of arms, and the only zodiac sign with a three-letter name.
Hint 3 of 5
Down starts with a word for visiting a school as a prospective student, and what a spy collects to bring back to headquarters.
Hint 4 of 5
Continue down with a word for drinking something slowly over time, and the only one of Snow White's seven dwarfs with a three-letter name.
Hint 5 of 5
Finish down with the well-known brand behind many luxury bathroom fixtures.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
- Only three-letter element — TIN
- Hole food — DONUT
- Section at the end of a song — OUTRO
- Emblem topping a coat of arms — CREST
- Only three-letter zodiac sign — LEO
- Visit, as a college — TOUR
- Something gathered by a spy — INTEL
- Sip slowly — NURSE
- Only three-letter Disney dwarf — DOC
- Big name in high-end toilets — TOTO
This puzzle by the numbers
- 5 across, 5 down
- DONUT (5)
Counted from our own archive of NYT Mini Crossword answers — not published anywhere else.
