‘Like gymnasts and relay racers, at the Olympics’ NYT Mini Crossword Aug. 3 answer and hints

With the 2024 Summer Olympics underway, the New York Times has brought a tough hint for the Mini Crossword puzzle, saying “Like gymnasts and relay racers, at the Olympics.” This could, however, be a ton of different guesses that will probably turn any experienced crossword fans.

“Like gymnasts and relay racers, at the Olympics” is a clue for a seven-letter down word in the Aug. 3 NYT mini crossword puzzle, and things might be a bit harder to figure out, especially with how simple yesterday’s puzzle was.

‘Like gymnasts and relay racers, at the Olympics’ Aug. 3 NYT Mini Crossword hints and answer

• Hint 1: It is a three-word answer.
• Hint 2: The clue could also refer to basketball and baseball pros.
• Hint 3: The three words create an acronym that refers to a breakfast grain.
• Hint 4: The first two words only equal three letters.

If you’re about to read onward, just know that the answer to this clue will be spoiled in the next section. Don’t continue reading if you’re still trying to figure out the answer, but if this puzzle’s got you stumped, then check out all of the clues below.

All NYT Mini Crossword puzzle (Aug. 3) clues and answers

Across

• 1A 2024 album in which Beyoncé is “reinventing American music in her own image,” per Rolling Stone — COWBOY
• 7A Sewer entrance — MANHOLE
• 8A Brand that coined color names like Purple Pizzazz and Jazzberry Jam — CRAYOLA
• 9A Lawyer: Abbr. — ATT
• 10A Baby fox or skunk — KIT
• 11A Dwellings made from animal hides — TEEPEES
• 13A Pours down — RAINS
• 14A Size between small and large: Abbr. — MED

Down

• 1D See 1-Across — CARTER
• 2D Like gymnasts and relay racers, at the Olympics — ONATEAM
• 3D “How come?” — WHY
• 4D One of a pair on a shelf — BOOKEND
• 5D Simple skateboard tricks — OLLIES
• 6D Poet William Butler _____ — YEATS
• 7D Exam for a future doc — MCAT
• 12D Eight slices of pizza, typically — PIE

‘Like gymnasts and relay racers, at the Olympics’ clue: Difficulty, ranked

Since this answer was made up of three different words, this clue could be taken in multiple different ways, especially because all of the other answers were made with one word. As a result, you’d probably try to answer this clue with a single word as well, making it almost impossible to guess. For this reason, I’ll give this clue a difficulty rating of five out of five.