New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- The NYT Mini Crossword answers today, for Saturday, August 22, 2026, are DIVES IN, ORIGAMI, HANGMAN, YUM, MAJORED, EYELASH and WET KISS across, with DOH, IRA, VIN, EGG YOLK, SAMURAI, I'M A MESS, NIN, MEW, AYE, JET and DHS down.

One thing to know before you start. Saturday is the day The Mini stretches to a 7x7 grid rather than the usual 5x5, and today's is a full one, seven squares wide and seven deep with only four black squares in the entire puzzle. Several answer pages are still describing it as 5x5. It is not.

NYT Mini Crossword Hints for August 22, 2026

1-Across is what you do when you skip the small talk entirely.

8-Across is a Japanese compound that translates literally as folding paper.

9-Across is clued...