The NY Times Mini Crossword July 28, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Letter after alpha, in the Greek alphabet BETA
- 5 Letter after Alfa, in the NATO phonetic alphabet BRAVO
- 6 Barrier reef organism CORAL
- 7 Bout of sniffling and sneezing, say COLD
- 8 Blue expanse SKY
Down
- 1 “Babbling” body of water BROOK
- 2 Before expected EARLY
- 3 Broadcast commercial, for short TVAD
- 4 Big name in early email AOL
- 5 Brings into an email thread discreetly BCCS
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