Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Aug. 7 Includes One Toughie [CNET]

At least one of the answers for the NYT Mini Crossword for Aug. 7 might be tricky.

Sometimes, the Mini Crossword pulls a fast one, and mashes more than one word together in an answer. That can be tricky, and there’s one of those style of answers today. But if you’re stuck, we’ve got the answers.

The Mini Crossword is far from alone in the Times’ stable of games. Our home page also always has the answers for Wordle, Connections and Strands.

Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: The tip of a sippy cup, essentially.
Answer: STRAW

6A clue: It’s considered to be both a percussion and stringed instrument.
Answer: PIANO

7A clue: Knight’s attire.
Answer: ARMOR

8A clue: More than just wants.
Answer: NEEDS

9A clue: Circus safety feature.
Answer: NET

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Length of a bridge.
Answer: SPAN

2D clue: “Flat” or “spare” item.
Answer: TIRE

3D clue: Noodles eaten with chashu pork.
Answer: RAMEN

4D clue: One end of a battery.
Answer: ANODE

5D clue: Superlative seen on a Razzie Award.
Answer: WORST

How to play more Mini Crosswords

The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day’s Mini Crossword for free, but you’ll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.