Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, July 28

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, July 28

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? The first two clues require you to know a little bit about different alphabets. Read on for all the answers.

The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for July 28, 2026.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Letter after alpha, in the Greek alphabet
Answer: BETA

5A clue: Letter after Alfa, in the NATO phonetic alphabet
Answer: BRAVO

6A clue: Barrier reef organism
Answer: CORAL

7A clue: Bout of sniffling and sneezing, say
Answer: COLD

8A clue: Blue expanse
Answer: SKY

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: “Babbling” body of water
Answer:
BROOK

2D clue: Before expected
Answer:
EARLY

3D clue: Broadcast commercial, for short
Answer:
TVAD

4D clue: Big name in early email
Answer:
AOL

5D clue: Brings into an email thread discreetly
Answer:
BCCS

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CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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