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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Aug. 26, 2025.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Place to pour a pint
Answer: PUB
4A clue: Host of the 2028 Olympics, for short
Answer: USA
5A clue: Black suit
Answer: CLUBS
7A clue: Political commentator Jen
Answer: PSAKE
8A clue: Kick one’s feet up
Answer: RELAX
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Sign of life
Answer: PULSE
2D clue: Regular patron’s order, with “the”
Answer: USUAL
3D clue: Loaf with a chocolate swirl
Answer: Babka
5D clue: Skill practiced on dummies, for short
Answer: CPR
6D clue: Age at which Tiger Woods made his first hole-in-one
Answer: SIX
