Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, Aug. 5

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.

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Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? There are an awful lot of Ws. Read on for all the answers.

5A clue: “___ did the time go?”Answer: WHERE

6A clue: “Hmm, strange …”Answer: WEIRD

7A clue: Walked through waterAnswer: WADED

8A clue: Neat and orderlyAnswer: TIDY

1D clue: Crop on the South Dakota state quarterAnswer: WHEAT

2D clue: “Saturday Night Live” alum GardnerAnswer: HEIDI

3D clue: Made a mistakeAnswer: ERRED

4D clue: Child’s bearAnswer: TEDDY

5D clue: Repeated letters in a U.R.L. addressAnswer: WWW