Daily Themed Mini Crossword August 18 2026 Answers

Every clue from the August 18, 2026 Mini, with the solution beside it and the completed grid below. The Mini is the small 5 x 5 puzzle — if you are after the full-size grid, it is on the August 18 2026 Daily Themed Crossword page.

10 of 10 clues

Across

1A Day after Friday, for short SAT 3

4A Fireplace residue ASH 3

5A "II" button on a remote PAUSE 5

7A Paintings or statues, e.g. ART 3

8A Do-or-___ situation DIE 3

Down

1D Quick pan-fry SAUTE 5

2D Another word for "donkey" ASS 3

3D "Dancing with ___ Stars" (reality show) THE 3

5D Note-taking aid PAD 3

6D Singer Grande, to her fans ARI 3

No clue on this page matches that text.

Solved grid

The completed 5 x 5 Mini grid for August 18, 2026.

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About the August 18, 2026 Mini

The Daily Themed Mini Crossword is the small 5 x 5 companion to the main puzzle — 10 clues instead of the usual sixty-odd, so most players finish it in a couple of minutes. Answers here run three to five letters.

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