NYT Mini Crossword Today: Answers for September 11, 2026

The comprehensive guide to today's NYT Mini Crossword answers.

By WordClues Team

Updated September 11, 2026

Working your way through all the daily crossword puzzles? We're here to guide you through the NYT Mini Crossword today. The Mini Crossword is a condensed version of the popular full-length NYT crossword featured in the daily paper. It's much easier and can be completed in a few minutes, making it a perfect word game to add to your daily games ritual. The Mini features a 5x5 grid comprised of ten clues. Saturday's puzzle includes a bigger grid with more clues, making it more of a challenge.

🧩 NYT Mini Crossword Today Answers

If you want to solve the NYT Mini Crossword on 9/11/2026, you can find all the crossword clues and answers below. Reveal the answer to the clue of your choice, or search for a clue of your choice.

Picture puzzle where 👁️ + ❤️ + 🐑 means "I love you"

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Its license plates read "Famous Potatoes"

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After-dinner coffee order

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Distinctive feature of an aardvark

The answer is snout
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Long-running show with a cold open, familiarly

The answer is snl
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Frees (of)

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Utopian places

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"I'll bring home the turkey if you bring home the ___" (Weezer lyric)

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Big name in moving trucks

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Word before ware or ball

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📅 Yesterday's NYT The Mini Crossword Solved

Humans share about 99% of it with chimps

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Blue attire made of 1-Down

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Bring together

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Chunk taken out of a golf fairway

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Foreboding signs

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Blue material in 4-Across

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Gullible

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___ Chigurh, Javier Bardem's Oscar-winning role in "No Country for Old Men"

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Olympic martial art

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Theater backdrops

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🎬 NYT Mini Strategies and Tips

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ℹ️ About the NYT Mini Crossword

The Mini crossword releases daily at 10 PM ET on weekdays and 6 PM ET on weekends. Remember, Saturday's version of The Mini is always the toughest simply because there are more clues than the other days. All days (except Saturday) feature ten clues in a 5x5 grid.

The New York Times Mini Crossword debuted in 2014 as a shorter and more accessible alternative to the newspaper's full crossword. It's free to play online through the NYT website and mobile app. Since its release, the NYT Mini has increased in popularity and become a staple for daily word game enjoyers.

Over 10 years of The Mini puzzles are available in the puzzle archive, accessible via the NYT Games mobile app (Android and iOS) for subscribers. Word game enthusiasts can work through thousands of historical puzzles to practice and keep a sharp mind.

If you're itching to solve more crossword puzzles, check out some other crosswords like the WSJ Crossword , LA Times Crossword, and Universal Crossword.