Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, Aug. 12

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? This one wasn’t too difficult, I thought. Read on for all the answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Caitlin Clark’s league, for short
Answer: WNBA

5A clue: Odysseus’s hiding place when entering the city of Troy
Answer: HORSE

7A clue: Hawaiian “hi”
Answer: ALOHA

8A clue: Personal opinions, in modern parlance
Answer: TAKES

9A clue: Where a nuthatch hatches
Answer: NEST

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: “Come again?”
Answer: WHAT

2D clue: Hall-of-Fame pitcher ___ Ryan
Answer: NOLAN

3D clue: Unloaded?
Answer: BROKE

4D clue: What a phoenix rises from
Answer: ASHES

6D clue: The “E” of NE
Answer: EAST

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