Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Aug. 8 Include a Tricky One [CNET]

The NYT Mini Crossword for Aug. 8 has a puzzler.

The Mini Crossword has one stumper answer for me. (Spoiler ahead.) The answer for 3-Down is a response to a childhood taunt, and I kept thinking the answer was “are too!” which didn’t fit the spaces allowed. I figured it out, and you will, too. Read on for hints and 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: Q-tip, for instance.
Answer: SWAB

5A clue: Bracelet dangler.
Answer: CHARM

6A clue: Pricey watchmaker with a crown logo.
Answer: ROLEX

7A clue: Rubs the wrong way.
Answer: IRKS

8A clue: Spanish for “kiss.”
Answer: BESO

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Place to find seashells.
Answer: SHORE

2D clue: “Enjoys long ___ on the beach” (classic phrase in a personal ad).
Answer: WALKS

3D clue: Retort to “Am not!”
Answer: ARESO

4D clue: Stunt rider’s sport, for short.
Answer: BMX

5D clue: Bed with a blankie.
Answer: CRIB

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.