The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.

Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Tuesday, August 12, 2025: The answer is Lab. The answer is Chow. The answer is Doxed. The answer is Pero. The answer is Reg. The answer is A hop.

Two people were injured in a suspected DUI crash in Grant County early Monday morning. According to Washington State Patrol (WSP), a car was heading east on Highway 28 when it left the road and went into a ditch. WSP said the crash happened one mile south of Ephrata, Washington, just after 3:30 a.m. Monday morning.