Mini Answers

NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, September 28, 2025

Review the Across and Down clues from this puzzle, reveal optional hints, then check the completed grid and explanations for every answer.

Mini Crossword

Sunday, September 28, 2025
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ACROSS

  1. 1.Make chicken?
  2. 6.Stretchy glove material
  3. 7.Island that's the "A" of the so-called ABC Islands
  4. 8.Gently play, as a guitar
  5. 9.Helpful link for a daily Spelling Bee solver

DOWN

  1. 1.What's typed instead of a question mark if you forget to press shift
  2. 2.Rapper Playboi ___
  3. 3.Take ___ for the worse
  4. 4.Make a counterargument against
  5. 5.Midterms and finals

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Sunday, September 28, 2025

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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Make chicken?(SCARE)
  2. 6.Stretchy glove material(LATEX)
  3. 7.Island that's the "A" of the so-called ABC Islands(ARUBA)
  4. 8.Gently play, as a guitar(STRUM)
  5. 9.Helpful link for a daily Spelling Bee solver(HINTS)

DOWN

  1. 1.What's typed instead of a question mark if you forget to press shift(SLASH)
  2. 2.Rapper Playboi ___(CARTI)
  3. 3.Take ___ for the worse(ATURN)
  4. 4.Make a counterargument against(REBUT)
  5. 5.Midterms and finals(EXAMS)

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About the Sunday, September 28, 2025 NYT Mini

This puzzle has 5 columns, 5 rows, 5 Across clues and 5 Down clues. Use the clue list and blank grid first, then reveal the completed grid only when you need it.

One of today's longest entries is SCARE, answering “Make chicken?.” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.