The NY Times Mini Crossword August 22, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Gets right down to business DIVESIN
- 8 Japanese for “folding paper” ORIGAMI
- 9 _a_er and _encil game HANGMAN
- 10 “Dee-lish!” YUM
- 11 Specialized (in), as in college MAJORED
- 15 Small hair on which mascara is applied EYELASH
- 16 Sloppy smooch WETKISS
Down
- 1 Homer Simpson’s shout DOH
- 2 Roth ___ IRA
- 3 Actor Diesel of the “Fast & Furious” films VIN
- 4 “Sunny” part of a breakfast order EGGYOLK
- 5 Warrior with a katana SAMURAI
- 6 “Sorry, my life is all over the place right now” IMAMESS
- 7 Trent Reznor’s rock band, to fans NIN
- 11 Call from a kitten MEW
- 12 Sailor’s assent AYE
- 13 F-16 Fighting Falcon, e.g. JET
- 14 Nonfielding baseball players, for short DHS
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