NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Thursday, September 10, 2026

Thursday, September 10, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

SEP10

NYT Mini Crossword

Thursday, September 10, 2026

5×5By Ian LivengoodEdited by Joel Fagliano

10 clues. Tap Reveal on any clue for just that answer, or open the full solution at the bottom.

Across

  1. 1Humans share about 99% of it with chimps (3)
    RevealDNA
  2. 4Blue attire made of 1-Down (5)
    RevealJEANS
  3. 6Bring together (5)
    RevealUNITE
  4. 7Chunk taken out of a golf fairway (5)
    RevealDIVOT
  5. 8Foreboding signs (5)
    RevealOMENS

Down

  1. 1Blue material in 4-Across (5)
    RevealDENIM
  2. 2Gullible (5)
    RevealNAIVE
  3. 3___ Chigurh, Javier Bardem's Oscar-winning role in "No Country for Old Men" (5)
    RevealANTON
  4. 4Olympic martial art (4)
    RevealJUDO
  5. 5Theater backdrops (4)
    RevealSETS
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 301 puzzles since November 2025:

SETS ×2

Show all 10 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A DNA4A JEANS6A UNITE7A DIVOT8A OMENS

Down: 1D DENIM2D NAIVE3D ANTON4D JUDO5D SETS

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Thursday, September 10, 2026 was a 5×5 grid by Ian Livengood, edited by Joel Fagliano, with 10 clues; the longest answer ran 5 letters. That is about average for a Thursday.

Also on Sep 10: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

Earlier September 2026 NYT Mini Crossword Answers

Sep 1Sep 2Sep 3Sep 4Sep 5Sep 6Sep 7Sep 8Sep 9Sep 10

Every earlier puzzle is in the NYT Mini Crossword archive. For the newest one, see today's NYT Mini Crossword answers, which switch to the next puzzle as soon as it's released.

Unofficial fan guide — not affiliated with or endorsed by The New York Times. Clues are quoted for reference.