NYT Mini Crossword Hints For Monday, August 4: Today's Extra Clues And Answers

Forbes

3 days ago

Before we get to today's NYT Mini crossword hints, clues and answers, here are Sunday's:
Wondering what a biased sports fan might be? Not sure what puts the "i" in Silicon Valley? Don't worry, because I'm here to help you with extra hints and the answers for today's NYT Mini crossword.
The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.
Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you'll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.
Here are extra hints and the official NYT Mini Crossword clues and answers for Monday, August 4:
Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:
NYT Mini Crossword Hints
1 Across: A running bill during happy hour
4 Across: Bart and Lisa's dad
6 Across: Per a well-known proverb, it doesn't fall far from the tree
7 Across: Return on investment
8 Across: Medium for burning music mixes from a PC
1 Down: A 'Hot' clothing chain
2 Down: Very excited or energized
3 Down: They ring in church towers
4 Down: Make _____ while the sun shines
5 Down: Color that shares a name with a Taylor Swift album
NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
1 Across: Key above Caps Lock – TAB
4 Across: Biased sports fan – HOMER
6 Across: What puts the "i" in Silicon Valley? – APPLE
7 Across: Triangular road sign – YIELD
8 Across: Items in a music library, for short – CDS
NYT Mini Down Answers
1 Down: Conversation subject – TOPIC
2 Down: Pumped up – AMPED
3 Down: "Silver ___" (Christmas classic) – BELLS
4 Down: Farm fodder – HAY
5 Down: Like pants in the classic Nantucket style – RED
It took me 0:30 to complete today's NYT Mini. A good time today!
I have to admit, I needed to look at my keyboard to figure out what TAB was. Not sure where I knew HOMER from, but it refers to a home team fan. APPLE was pretty straightforward – the clue refers to the 'i' in iPhone, iPad, iMac, iOS and so on. I don't drive, so YIELD was outside my realm of knowledge, and I really should have figured out CDS.
I didn't have any real trouble with the Down clues, though I had absolutely zero idea what Nantucket Reds were. I've never heard of that. Thankfully, I only had to fill in the 'D' there and was able to figure it out by looking at the "YIEL" part of the Across answer.
See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!
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