New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- The NYT Mini Crossword answers today, for Monday, August 24, 2026, are TIGER, AMUSE, CHAIN, HINGE and TONE across, and TACH, IMHIT, GUANO, ESIGN and RENEE down.

Monday is back to a 5x5 board after Saturday's larger grid, and this one is unusually open. There is a single black square in the whole puzzle, sitting in the bottom left corner.

Mini Crossword Answers Today, August 24, 2026: Across

1A Animal that appears orange to human eyes, but as a camouflaged green to deer - TIGER

6A Get a smile or laugh from - AMUSE

7A Business with multiple locations - CHAIN

8A Dating app with a curvy "H" logo - HINGE

9A "At the ___, please record your message ." - TONE

Mini Crossword Answers Today, August 24, 2026: Down

1D Da...