Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Aug. 1 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. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s a long one today. Read on for all the answers. Mini across clues and answers 1A clue: Coffee choice before bed Answer: DECAF 6A clue: Recurring bug? Answer: CICADA 7A clue: California’s most valuable crop, just barely edging out grapes Answer: ALMONDS 8A clue: Fist pound Answer: DAP 9A clue: Back of a soccer goal Answer: NET 10A clue: Carefully thought over Answer: MULLED 12A clue: Brain sparks Answer: IDEAS 13A clue: Something that might end after “Pencils down ” Answer: TEST Mini down clues and answers 1D clue: Indentations at the end of a smile Answer: DIMPLES 2D clue: Green: Prefix Answer: ECO 3D clue: Film festival with the Palme d’Or Answer: CANNES 4D clue: No sugar product claim Answer: ADDED 5D clue: Speedy Answer: FAST 6D clue: Anthropic’s A.I. assistant Answer: CLAUDE 7D clue: Own up to Answer: ADMIT 11D clue: Back muscle, for short Answer: LAT