{"slug": "todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-saturday-aug-1", "title": "Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Aug. 1", "summary": "The New York Times Mini Crossword for Saturday, Aug. 1 includes the answer CLAUDE for the clue 'Anthropic's A.I. assistant,' referencing the AI assistant developed by Anthropic. Other answers include DECAF, CICADA, ALMONDS, DAP, NET, MULLED, IDEAS, TEST, DIMPLES, ECO, CANNES, ADDED, FAST, ADMIT, and LAT.", "body_md": "Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s a long one today. Read on for all the answers.\n\n## Mini across clues and answers\n\n1A clue: Coffee choice before bed\n\n**Answer: **DECAF\n\n6A clue: Recurring bug?\n\n**Answer: **CICADA\n\n7A clue: California’s most valuable crop, just barely edging out grapes\n\n**Answer: **ALMONDS\n\n8A clue: Fist pound\n\n**Answer: **DAP\n\n9A clue: Back of a soccer goal**Answer: **NET\n\n10A clue: Carefully thought (over)\n\n**Answer: **MULLED\n\n12A clue: Brain sparks\n\n**Answer: **IDEAS\n\n13A clue: Something that might end after “Pencils down!”**Answer: **TEST\n\n## Mini down clues and answers\n\n1D clue: Indentations at the end of a smile** Answer: **DIMPLES\n\n2D clue: Green: Prefix** Answer: **ECO\n\n3D clue: Film festival with the Palme d’Or** Answer: **CANNES\n\n4D clue: No ___ sugar (product claim)** Answer: **ADDED\n\n5D clue: Speedy** Answer: **FAST\n\n6D clue: Anthropic’s A.I. assistant** Answer: **CLAUDE\n\n7D clue: Own up to** Answer: **ADMIT\n\n11D clue: Back muscle, for short** Answer: **LAT", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-saturday-aug-1", "canonical_source": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-saturday-aug-1/", "published_at": "2026-08-01 06:12:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-01 06:49:48.241473+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Anthropic", "Claude", "The New York Times"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-saturday-aug-1", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-saturday-aug-1.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-saturday-aug-1.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-saturday-aug-1.jsonld"}}