NYT Mini Crossword Answers for September 26, 2026
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 W______ · 8A A______ · 9A G______ · 10A X__ · 11A P______ · 15A O______ · 16A R______ · 1D W__ · 2D X______ · 3D Y______ · 4D A______ · 5D N__ · 6D D__ · 7D Z__ · 11D P__ · 12D A__ · 13D X__ · 14D E__
Across
1A: Alphabet song lyric before "Now I know my ABCs"
WXYANDZ · more answers for this clue
8A: Sea creature whose name sounds like "Ah, baloney!"
ABALONE · more answers for this clue
9A: Skin markings after a sunny day on the links
GOLFTAN · more answers for this clue
10A: Gen ___ (member of the "MTV generation")
11A: Medieval weapon
POLEAXE · more answers for this clue
15A: Fasting intermittently, say
ONADIET · more answers for this clue
16A: Phrases differently
REWORDS · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Shake, like a dog's tail
2D: Gaming console with a number in its name
XBOXONE · more answers for this clue
3D: Prestigious J.D. program in New Haven, Conn.
YALELAW · more answers for this clue
4D: Creamy pasta sauce
ALFREDO · more answers for this clue
5D: "Believe it or ___ ..."
6D: Double-helix molecule
7D: Buddhism branch associated with gardens
11D: "___ favor" (basic Spanish phrase)
12D: What snowboarders try to catch
13D: Crossed (out)
14D: Creatures on U.F.O.s, for short
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WXYANDZ
ABALONE
GOLFTAN
XER
POLEAXE
ONADIET
REWORDS
FAQ
1-Across: Alphabet song lyric before "Now I know my ABCs"
WXYANDZ.
8-Across: Sea creature whose name sounds like "Ah, baloney!"
ABALONE.
9-Across: Skin markings after a sunny day on the links
GOLFTAN.
10-Across: Gen ___ (member of the "MTV generation")
XER.
11-Across: Medieval weapon
POLEAXE.
15-Across: Fasting intermittently, say
ONADIET.
16-Across: Phrases differently
REWORDS.
1-Down: Shake, like a dog's tail
WAG.
2-Down: Gaming console with a number in its name
XBOXONE.
3-Down: Prestigious J.D. program in New Haven, Conn.
YALELAW.
4-Down: Creamy pasta sauce
ALFREDO.
5-Down: "Believe it or ___ ..."
NOT.
6-Down: Double-helix molecule
DNA.
7-Down: Buddhism branch associated with gardens
ZEN.
11-Down: "___ favor" (basic Spanish phrase)
POR.
12-Down: What snowboarders try to catch
AIR.
13-Down: Crossed (out)
XED.
14-Down: Creatures on U.F.O.s, for short
ETS.