Todays NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For, August 28th

Its the last |A| Tuesday of August. By |B| next Tuesday, not only |C| will we be in |D| the early days of |E| September, Labor Day weekend |F| will have come and |G| gone. Im on the |H| road, visiting some East |J| Coast locations Ive never |K| been to before. Im |L| a West Coast boy, |M| or maybe a Rocky |O| Mountain boy, or I |P| suppose maybe its more |Q| apt to call me |R| a Southwest boy—or perhaps |S| just all of the |U| above—but whatever I am, |V| I have nothing of |Y| the East Coast in |Z| me. Still, I sure |A| do love it out |B| here in the green |C| and humid. All the |D| old buildings. Theres history |E| here with roots made |F| of old stone and |G| marble. I dig it.

|H| dir="ltr">In any case, its |J| time to solve this |K| tiny little crossword puzzle.

|L| dir="ltr">The NYT Mini is |M| a smaller, quicker, more |O| digestible, bite-sized version of |P| the larger and more |Q| challenging NYT Crossword, and |R| unlike its larger sibling, |S| its free-to-play without a |U| subscription to The New |V| York Times. You can |Y| play it on the |Z| web or the app, |A| though youll need the |B| app to tackle the |C| archive.

One good tactic |D| with crossword puzzles is |E| to try to get |F| as many ACROSS as |G| possible first and then |H| youll find a lot |J| of the DOWN are |K| already done—or vice versa |L| if the ones ACROSS |M| are trickier.

While some |O| of todays words are |P| pretty simple, some might |Q| have you stumped. Youll |R| find the answers below. |S| Spoilers ahead, obviously. Skip |U| ahead for the image |V| of todays solved puzzle.

|Y| dir="ltr">ACROSS

1 — Point |Z| of transition between two |A| zodiac signs — CUSP

|B| dir="ltr">2 — Declare legally |C| void — ANNUL

3 |D| — Providence, ___ Island |E| — RHODE

4 — |F| August zodiac sign — |G| VIRGO

5 — Olympic |H| fencing sword — EPEE

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DOWN

1 — |K| Slice up, as a |L| turkey — CARVE

2 |M| — Not “with it” |O| — UNHIP

3 — |P| Be a noisy bedmate |Q| — SNORE

4 — |R| Cutely pokeable bit of |S| belly flab — PUDGE

|U| dir="ltr">5 — August zodiac |V| sign — LEO

Not |Y| as tough as yesterdays |Z| Mini, but this one |A| could be a bit |B| of a challenge if |C| youre not into astrology. |D| Personally, I think astrology |E| is hokey but fun |F| so I do know |G| a thing or two, |H| including Augusts two signs—LEO |J| and VIRGO—and what a |K| CUSP baby is. Im |L| on the cusp of |M| Gemini and Cancer, after |O| all. It did take |P| me awhile to remember |Q| what an Olympic fencing |R| sword was called—I was |S| almost foiled haha—natch—but otherwise |U| this was pretty straightforward. |V| How did you do? |Y| Let me know on |Z| Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.

|A| dir="ltr">If you also play |B| Wordle, I write guides |C| about that as well. |D| You can find those |E| and all my TV |F| guides, reviews and much |G| more here on my |H| blog. Thanks for reading!

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