New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- The NYT Mini Crossword answers for Sunday, August 16, 2026 are BYOB, BRAVO, OOHED, STORY, and SHOT across, with BROTH, YAHOO, OVERT, BODY, and BOSS running down. It is a clean Sunday grid with no proper nouns except one, and no entry longer than five letters.

Here are the across clues and answers.

1A Guests must provide drinks - BYOB

5A "A hearty congratulations!" - BRAVO

6A ___ and aahed - OOHED

7A Part of a skyscraper or Snapchat feed - STORY

8A Goal-scoring attempt - SHOT

And the down clues and answers.

1D Soup base - BROTH

2D Internet giant with a purple logo - YAHOO

3D In-your-face - OVERT

4D Word before "language" or "lotion" - BODY

5D Person to whom you might say "I'll have it on your desk tomorrow...