NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, September 19, 2026

Saturday, September 19, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

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NYT Mini Crossword

Saturday, September 19, 2026

6×8By Joel Fagliano

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

Across

  1. 1Vacation rental (6)
    RevealAIRBNB
  2. 7When woolly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers roamed the earth (6)
    RevealICEAGE
  3. 8Father figure? (6)
    RevealDADBOD
  4. 9Comedian Samberg (4)
    RevealANDY
  5. 10___-bitty (4)
    RevealITTY
  6. 13Canada's capital (6)
    RevealOTTAWA
  7. 15April 1st prankster (6)
    RevealFOOLER
  8. 16Like the tongues of snakes (6)
    RevealFORKED

Down

  1. 1Famed opera with over 1,000 performances at the Met (4)
    RevealAIDA
  2. 2"As far as ___ tell ..." (4)
    RevealICAN
  3. 3Frequent visitor to websites with "r/" in their names (8)
    RevealREDDITOR
  4. 4Wittle, e.g. (8)
    RevealBABYTALK
  5. 5Many a foreign aid grp. (3)
    RevealNGO
  6. 6What a convertible sofa converts into (3)
    RevealBED
  7. 11Overly cutesy (4)
    RevealTWEE
  8. 12Football field unit (4)
    RevealYARD
  9. 13Not working today (3)
    RevealOFF
  10. 14In addition (3)
    RevealTOO
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 310 puzzles since November 2025:

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Show all 18 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A AIRBNB7A ICEAGE8A DADBOD9A ANDY10A ITTY13A OTTAWA15A FOOLER16A FORKED

Down: 1D AIDA2D ICAN3D REDDITOR4D BABYTALK5D NGO6D BED11D TWEE12D YARD13D OFF14D TOO

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Saturday, September 19, 2026 was a 6×8 grid by Joel Fagliano, with 18 clues; the longest answer ran 6 letters. That is 1 more than the average Saturday before it (16.5).

Also on Sep 19: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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