NYT Mini · 8-Across · 3 letters

Totally awesome NYT Mini crossword clue

Editorially reviewed August 29, 2026

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Use a three-letter bit of enthusiastic slang popular in surf and skate culture.

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Answer

RAD

How the short form works

RAD directly matches “awesome” in an enthusiastic informal register. The intensifier “Totally” reinforces the slang tone of the three-letter answer.

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The casual intensifier “Totally” points to a short slang adjective rather than a formal synonym.

Expanded meaning

Rad is informal slang meaning excellent, exciting, or impressive.

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8-Across in NYT Mini puzzle for August 29, 2026.

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