NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, September 26, 2026

Saturday, September 26, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

SEP26

NYT Mini Crossword

Saturday, September 26, 2026

7×7By Sam EzerskyEdited by Joel Fagliano

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

Across

  1. 1Alphabet song lyric before "Now I know my ABCs" (7)
    RevealWXYANDZ
  2. 8Sea creature whose name sounds like "Ah, baloney!" (7)
    RevealABALONE
  3. 9Skin markings after a sunny day on the links (7)
    RevealGOLFTAN
  4. 10Gen ___ (member of the "MTV generation") (3)
    RevealXER
  5. 11Medieval weapon (7)
    RevealPOLEAXE
  6. 15Fasting intermittently, say (7)
    RevealONADIET
  7. 16Phrases differently (7)
    RevealREWORDS

Down

  1. 1Shake, like a dog's tail (3)
    RevealWAG
  2. 2Gaming console with a number in its name (7)
    RevealXBOXONE
  3. 3Prestigious J.D. program in New Haven, Conn. (7)
    RevealYALELAW
  4. 4Creamy pasta sauce (7)
    RevealALFREDO
  5. 5"Believe it or ___ ..." (3)
    RevealNOT
  6. 6Double-helix molecule (3)
    RevealDNA
  7. 7Buddhism branch associated with gardens (3)
    RevealZEN
  8. 11"___ favor" (basic Spanish phrase) (3)
    RevealPOR
  9. 12What snowboarders try to catch (3)
    RevealAIR
  10. 13Crossed (out) (3)
    RevealXED
  11. 14Creatures on U.F.O.s, for short (3)
    RevealETS
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 317 puzzles since November 2025:

AIR ×3

Show all 18 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A WXYANDZ8A ABALONE9A GOLFTAN10A XER11A POLEAXE15A ONADIET16A REWORDS

Down: 1D WAG2D XBOXONE3D YALELAW4D ALFREDO5D NOT6D DNA7D ZEN11D POR12D AIR13D XED14D ETS

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Saturday, September 26, 2026 was a 7×7 grid by Sam Ezersky, edited by Joel Fagliano, with 18 clues; the longest answer ran 7 letters. That is 1 more than the average Saturday before it (16.6).

Also on Sep 26: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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