NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

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NYT Mini Crossword

Tuesday, September 29, 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. 1Items on an airport carousel (4)
    RevealBAGS
  2. 5Animal whose name has a doubled letter seen repeatedly in this puzzle (5)
    RevealLLAMA
  3. 7Josh ___, 2024 N.F.L. M.V.P. (5)
    RevealALLEN
  4. 8Nabisco wafer brand (5)
    RevealNILLA
  5. 9Small hill (5)
    RevealKNOLL

Down

  1. 1Versatile Scrabble tile (5)
    RevealBLANK
  2. 2100% committed (5)
    RevealALLIN
  3. 3Pico de ___ (salsa variety) (5)
    RevealGALLO
  4. 4Aroma (5)
    RevealSMELL
  5. 6Overly fussy about details (4)
    RevealANAL
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 320 puzzles since November 2025:

ALLIN ×2LLAMA ×2

Show all 10 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A BAGS5A LLAMA7A ALLEN8A NILLA9A KNOLL

Down: 1D BLANK2D ALLIN3D GALLO4D SMELL6D ANAL

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Tuesday, September 29, 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 Tuesday.

Also on Sep 29: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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