NYT Mini Crossword Answers for September 28, 2025
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Sam Ezersky.
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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A S____ · 6A L____ · 7A A____ · 8A S____ · 9A H____ · 1D S____ · 2D C____ · 3D A____ · 4D R____ · 5D E____
Across
1A: Make chicken?
SCARE · more answers for this clue
6A: Stretchy glove material
LATEX · more answers for this clue
7A: Island that's the "A" of the so-called ABC Islands
ARUBA · more answers for this clue
8A: Gently play, as a guitar
STRUM · more answers for this clue
9A: Helpful link for a daily Spelling Bee solver
HINTS · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: What's typed instead of a question mark if you forget to press shift
SLASH · more answers for this clue
2D: Rapper Playboi ___
CARTI · more answers for this clue
3D: Take ___ for the worse
ATURN · more answers for this clue
4D: Make a counterargument against
REBUT · more answers for this clue
5D: Midterms and finals
EXAMS · more answers for this clue
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SCARE
LATEX
ARUBA
STRUM
HINTS
FAQ
1-Across: Make chicken?
SCARE.
6-Across: Stretchy glove material
LATEX.
7-Across: Island that's the "A" of the so-called ABC Islands
ARUBA.
8-Across: Gently play, as a guitar
STRUM.
9-Across: Helpful link for a daily Spelling Bee solver
HINTS.
1-Down: What's typed instead of a question mark if you forget to press shift
SLASH.
2-Down: Rapper Playboi ___
CARTI.
3-Down: Take ___ for the worse
ATURN.
4-Down: Make a counterargument against
REBUT.
5-Down: Midterms and finals
EXAMS.