Mini Answers

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, September 5, 2026

Find every Across and Down answer for today's New York Times Mini Crossword. Reveal a hint first, check the completed grid, or read the clue-by-clue explanations below.

Mini Crossword

Saturday, September 5, 2026
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ACROSS

  1. 1.Its state quarter features a grizzly bear catching a salmon
  2. 7.Run-of-the-mill
  3. 8.Needing a friend
  4. 9.Grazing animal in the Rockies
  5. 10.Freestanding counter at the center of a kitchen
  6. 13.Eating plan participant
  7. 14.Class with colored belts

DOWN

  1. 1.Knee injury site, for short
  2. 2.Brit's bathroom
  3. 3.Memory loss issue
  4. 4.Nose, by function
  5. 5.Major Indian city that's the capital of West Bengal
  6. 6."___ given Sunday!" (football fan's maxim)
  7. 10.Texting equivalent of a shrug
  8. 11.After taxes
  9. 12."Dr." who co-founded Death Row Records

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Saturday, September 5, 2026

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2L
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5K
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7C
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12D
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14K
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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Its state quarter features a grizzly bear catching a salmon(ALASKA)
  2. 7.Run-of-the-mill(COMMON)
  3. 8.Needing a friend(LONELY)
  4. 9.Grazing animal in the Rockies(ELK)
  5. 10.Freestanding counter at the center of a kitchen(ISLAND)
  6. 13.Eating plan participant(DIETER)
  7. 14.Class with colored belts(KARATE)

DOWN

  1. 1.Knee injury site, for short(ACL)
  2. 2.Brit's bathroom(LOO)
  3. 3.Memory loss issue(AMNESIA)
  4. 4.Nose, by function(SMELLER)
  5. 5.Major Indian city that's the capital of West Bengal(KOLKATA)
  6. 6."___ given Sunday!" (football fan's maxim)(ANY)
  7. 10.Texting equivalent of a shrug(IDK)
  8. 11.After taxes(NET)
  9. 12."Dr." who co-founded Death Row Records(DRE)

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About the Saturday, September 5, 2026 NYT Mini

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One of today's longest entries is AMNESIA, answering “Memory loss issue.” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.

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