
NYT Mini Crossword hints, clues and answers today for Monday, August 4 2025
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If you're a fan of New York Times games like Wordle or Spelling Bee or Connections, chances are you are someone who does the NYT Mini Crossword puzzle every day, which is super fun given that there's a timer for an additional challenge.
And if that's the case and you're truly stumped, fear not! We're here to help with the answers for today's puzzle, to get you unstuck.
Let's start with hints for every clue!
1A: Also a soft drink.
4A: Think Simpsons.
6A: Think big company.
7A: Starts with an uncommon consonant.
8A: Old music carrying system.
1D: Hot ____.
2D: Starts with a measurement.
3D: They ring.
4D: It's for horses.
5D: Color.
Here are today's NYT Mini Crossword answers!
1A: TAB
4A: HOMER
6A: APPLE
7A: YIELD
8A: CDS
1D: TOPIC
2D: AMPED
3D: BELLS
4D: HAY
5D: RED
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