New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The NYT Mini Crossword answers today for Monday, August 17, 2026 are EGGS, SQUAT, PUTTY, EASEL and CLYDE across, and EQUAL, GUTSY, GATED, STYLE and SPEC down.

If you want to solve it yourself, the hints below give you a way in without spoiling the grid. The full Mini Crossword clues and answers follow underneath.

NYT Mini Crossword Hints Today, August 17, 2026

Two answers in this grid are things you make in a kitchen and things you do in a gym, and they sit directly on top of each other.

One clue is a single character long. It is the shortest clue on the board and one of the terser ones the Mini runs.

The quotation marks on 6 Across are doing all the work. Think brand name, not adjective.

5 Down is the only fou...