NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, September 12, 2026
NYT Mini Crossword
Saturday, September 12, 2026
17 clues. Tap Reveal on any clue for just that answer, or open the full solution at the bottom.
Across
- 1If you order "ostriche" on an Italian menu, you actually get these (7)
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OYSTERS - 8Microsoft's A.I. assistant (7)
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COPILOT - 9Move-in-ready, as a house for sale (7)
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TURNKEY - 10Home's opposite, on scoreboards (4)
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AWAY - 11Old and classic, as a car (7)
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VINTAGE - 15They're revved with a "Vroom!" (7)
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ENGINES - 16M, on a form (4)
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MALE
Down
- 1Span from C to C, in music (6)
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OCTAVE - 2"Fine, I give up" (6)
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YOUWIN - 3Pounced (6)
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SPRANG - 4Young boy saved by Scrooge's change of heart (7)
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TINYTIM - 5Antlered animal of the Rockies (3)
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ELK - 6Fish eggs (3)
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ROE - 7Home with a trough of slop (3)
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STY - 12Actress de Armas (3)
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ANA - 13Stylist's goo (3)
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GEL - 14Suffix with Vietnam and Senegal (3)
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ESE
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 303 puzzles since November 2025:
STY ×3ESE ×2
Show all 17 answers and the solved grid
Across: 1A OYSTERS8A COPILOT9A TURNKEY10A AWAY11A VINTAGE15A ENGINES16A MALE
Down: 1D OCTAVE2D YOUWIN3D SPRANG4D TINYTIM5D ELK6D ROE7D STY12D ANA13D GEL14D ESE
About This NYT Mini Crossword
The NYT Mini for Saturday, September 12, 2026 was a 7×7 grid by Sam Ezersky, edited by Joel Fagliano, with 17 clues; the longest answer ran 7 letters. That is about average for a Saturday.
Also on Sep 12: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.
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