Thursday, January 06, 2000 NYT crosswords clues with answers hints

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 06, 2000

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Gists -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: NUBS

  Possible Answer : inwardness, sum, core, center, marrow, stub, substance, kernel, centre, gist, heart, heart_and_soul, meat, pith, nitty-gritty, nub, nubble, essence



• 5. Forbes 400 list topper -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: GATES

  Possible Answer : Gates, William_Henry_Gates, logic_gate, gate, Bill_Gates



• 10. #1 spot -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: ACME

  Possible Answer : tiptop, acme, apex, summit, height, elevation, pinnacle, meridian, peak, top, vertex, superlative



• 14. Words said with a nod -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: ISEE



• 15. Summing up -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: INALL



• 16. Kicker's target -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: SHIN

  Possible Answer : shin_bone, shinbone, clamber, scramble, shinny, tibia, sputter, shin, skin, struggle



• 17. Choir site -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (10 letters)

  Discover the answer: TABERNACLE

  Possible Answer : tabernacle, Mormon_Tabernacle, Tabernacle, synagogue, temple



• 19. Beat (off) -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: FEND

  Possible Answer : resist, stand, fend



• 20. Prison rebel, perhaps -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  Discover the answer: RIOTER

  Possible Answer : rioter



• 21. Haberdashers' items -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (8 letters)

  Discover the answer: TIETACKS



• 23. Lover of Eurydice -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: ORPHEUS

  Possible Answer : Orpheus



• 25. Baby bird? -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: STORK

  Possible Answer : stork



• 26. St. ___ fire -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: ELMOS



• 28. Overloads -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  Discover the answer: SWAMPS

  Possible Answer : flood, inundate, deluge, drench, swamp, swampland



• 31. Bell ___ -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: LABS

  Possible Answer : research_laboratory, science_lab, science_laboratory, research_lab, lab, laboratory



• 34. A purebred it's not -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: MUTT

  Possible Answer : mongrel, cur, mutt



• 36. Capt. Hull who commanded Old Ironsides -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: ISAAC

  Possible Answer : Isaac



• 37. ___ Lilly & Co. -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: ELI



• 38. Title for this puzzle? -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: MYTREAT



• 40. Certain cross -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: TAU

  Possible Answer : tau



• 41. One of the Flintstones -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: WILMA



• 43. Safari -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: HUNT

  Possible Answer : Richard_Morris_Hunt, hunt, track_down, Holman_Hunt, William_Holman_Hunt, hunt_club, hound, run, Leigh_Hunt, James_Henry_Leigh_Hunt, hunting, trace, search, hunt_down, Hunt



• 44. Hair curler -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: PERM

  Possible Answer : perm, Perm, permanent, Molotov, permanent_wave



• 45. Fliers' frustrations -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  Discover the answer: DELAYS

  Possible Answer : hold, postponement, detain, holdup, retard, stay, check, delay, time_lag, wait, hold_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : rush



• 47. "Ditto" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: METOO



• 49. Genius -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: BRAIN

  Possible Answer : psyche, encephalon, brain, mastermind, mind, genius, brainiac, mentality, wit, learning_ability, nous, brainpower, mental_capacity, head, Einstein



• 51. Badly slandered -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: TRASHED

  Possible Answer : trash, scrap, junk, tear_apart, pan



• 55. March sound -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (8 letters)

  Discover the answer: FOOTSTEP

  Possible Answer : footfall, step, pace, stride, footstep



• 58. Number one Hun -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  Discover the answer: ATTILA

  Possible Answer : Attila_the_Hun, Attila, Scourge_of_God, Scourge_of_the_Gods



• 59. Jai ___ -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: ALAI



• 60. Full of small talk -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (10 letters)

  Discover the answer: CHITCHATTY



• 62. Laura of "Jurassic Park" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: DERN



• 63. "Like it ___" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: ORNOT



• 64. Proceed -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: GOON

  Possible Answer : lump, lout, toughie, hoodlum, clod, lubber, punk, strong-armer, gawk, goon, tough, oaf, hood, stumblebum, thug, lummox



• 65. Scotch diluter -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: SODA

  Possible Answer : washing_soda, sodium_carbonate, pop, soda_water, soda_ash, soda, tonic, soda_pop, sal_soda



• 66. Does a muffler's job -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: MUTES

  Possible Answer : deaf-and-dumb_person, mute, tone_down, dull, deaf-mute, muffle, damp, dampen



• 67. Politically incorrect suffix -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: ENNE

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Funny-car fuel -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  NITRO

• 2. Name on jetliners, once -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  USAIR

• 3. Dizzy Gillespie's genre -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  BEBOP

  Possible Answer: bebop, bop

• 4. Does a slow burn -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  SEETHES

  Possible Answer: boil, seethe, buzz, hum, roll

• 5. Cause of some knocking -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (8 letters)

  GINRUMMY

• 6. Santa ___ winds -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  ANA

  Possible Answer: ana, Ana

• 7. Knowing when to be silent, e.g. -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  TACT

  Possible Answer: tact, tactfulness

  Possible Opposite Answer : tactlessness

• 8. ___ Island National Monument -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  ELLIS

  Possible Answer: Elli

• 9. Makes roads slippery, say -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  SLEETS

  Possible Answer: sleet

• 10. To the extent that -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  ASFARAS

• 11. Defeat -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (9 letters)

  CHECKMATE

  Possible Answer: mate, checkmate

• 12. Fine fur -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  MINK

  Possible Answer: mink_coat, mink

• 13. Pulls the plug on -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  ENDS

  Possible Answer: stop, remnant, cease, last, remainder, conclusion, end, close, death, terminate, destruction, final_stage, closing, oddment, ending, terminal, finish, goal

  Possible Opposite Answer : beginning, begin

• 18. Quaint dance -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  REEL

  Possible Answer: whirl, lurch, reel, careen, spin_around, Virginia_reel, swag, spin, stagger, Scottish_reel, gyrate, bobbin, keel, spool

• 22. Namely -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  TOWIT

• 24. Bygone voting bloc, with "the" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  SOUTH

  Possible Answer: southward, S, to_the_south, Confederate_States, Dixie, due_south, Dixieland, south, in_the_south, South, Confederacy, Confederate_States_of_America

  Possible Opposite Answer : north

• 27. Make music, in a way -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  STRUM

  Possible Answer: thrum, strum

• 29. 1950's-60's NBC star -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  PAAR

• 30. Lowlife -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  SCUM

  Possible Answer: trash, scum

• 31. Off-color -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  LEWD

  Possible Answer: libidinous, lewd, lustful, salacious, obscene, raunchy, lascivious

• 32. "I cannot tell ___" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  ALIE

• 33. Pitch off the road -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (9 letters)

  BILLBOARD

  Possible Answer: billboard, hoarding

• 35. Believe it! -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  TENET

  Possible Answer: dogma, tenet

• 38. Pioneers of a 365-day calendar -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  MAYAS

  Possible Answer: Maya, Mayan, Mayas, Mayan_language

• 39. Draws -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (8 letters)

  ATTRACTS

  Possible Answer: pull, draw, pull_in, attract, draw_in, appeal

  Possible Opposite Answer : repel

• 42. Tennis star Hingis -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  MARTINA

• 44. Big catalog company expense -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  POSTAGE

  Possible Answer: postage_stamp, postage, stamp

• 46. "Friends," e.g. -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  SITCOM

  Possible Answer: sitcom, situation_comedy

• 48. It might be bleeped out -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  OATH

  Possible Answer: cuss, swearword, curse, expletive, curse_word, swearing, oath

• 50. Kind of jacket -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  NEHRU

  Possible Answer: Jawaharlal_Nehru, Nehru

• 52. Make a pass at -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  HITON

• 53. Pop's John -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  ELTON

• 54. Singer Taylor ___ -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  DAYNE

• 55. Teletubbies and others -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  FADS

  Possible Answer: fad, craze, furore, cult, rage, furor

• 56. Nondairy spread -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  OLEO

  Possible Answer: oleomargarine, margarine, marge, oleo, margarin

• 57. Ice cream purchase -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  PINT

  Possible Answer: dry_pint, pint

• 61. Little piggy -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  TOE

  Possible Answer: toenail, toe

XWordinfo Crossword Answers May 24, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Course on behavior, for short

5-letter answer Answer: PSYCH

Clue #2: 6. Song and dance

10-letter answer Answer: RIGAMAROLE

Word Help: Synonyms: rigamarole, rigmarole

Clue #3: 16. Lyrical piece

5-letter answer Answer: EPODE

Clue #4: 17. Like many jobs for recent grads

10-letter answer Answer: ENTRYLEVEL

Clue #5: 18. Feeling described as "hoping for the best, but fearing the worst"

16-letter answer Answer: CAUTIOUSOPTIMISM

Clue #6: 20. "That stings!"

3-letter answer Answer: OWW

Clue #7: 21. Becomes inoperable, in a way

5-letter answer Answer: RUSTS

Word Help: Synonyms: rusting, corrode, rust_fungus

Clue #8: 22. Sources of wind sounds

5-letter answer Answer: REEDS

Word Help: Synonyms: John_Reed, vibrating_reed, Walter_Reed

Clue #9: 23. Neck, in Newcastle

4-letter answer Answer: SNOG

Word Help: Synonyms: kiss, snog, osculate

Clue #10: 25. Scuttlebutt, these days

3-letter answer Answer: TEA

Word Help: Synonyms: afternoon_tea, tea_leaf, teatime

Clue #11: 26. Said, informally

4-letter answer Answer: WENT

Word Help: Synonyms: plump, locomote, blend
Antonyms: stop, come

Clue #12: 27. Places for change

6-letter answer Answer: PURSES

Word Help: Synonyms: handbag, pocketbook, bag

Clue #13: 29. Magic center, familiarly

4-letter answer Answer: SHAQ

Clue #14: 30. Certain digital denizen

3-letter answer Answer: SIM

Clue #15: 33. Share the spotlight

6-letter answer Answer: COLEAD

Clue #16: 34. Creature that returns to the beach where it was born for laying eggs

9-letter answer Answer: SEATURTLE

Clue #17: 36. Pixel-dense, for short

5-letter answer Answer: HIDEF

Clue #18: 37. Quickly

4-letter answer Answer: STAT

Clue #19: 38. Lousy pair to choose from

5-letter answer Answer: EVILS

Word Help: Synonyms: evilness, immorality, wickedness
Antonyms: good, goodness

Clue #20: 39. Infamous denier of Mary and Joseph

9-letter answer Answer: INNKEEPER

Word Help: Synonyms: boniface, host, innkeeper

Clue #21: 41. Guys

6-letter answer Answer: FELLAS

Word Help: Synonyms: bloke, gent, fellow

Clue #22: 42. Esq., often

3-letter answer Answer: ATT

Clue #23: 43. Rock band founded by three sisters

4-letter answer Answer: HAIM

Clue #24: 44. "Hey ___!" (Nickelodeon cartoon of 1996-2004)

6-letter answer Answer: ARNOLD

Word Help: Synonyms: Benedict_Arnold, Matthew_Arnold, Arnold

Clue #25: 45. Data command

4-letter answer Answer: SORT

Word Help: Synonyms: variety, assort, sieve

Clue #26: 46. Whatever

3-letter answer Answer: ANY

Word Help: Synonyms: whatsoever, whatever, any

Clue #27: 47. Digital recording pioneer

4-letter answer Answer: TIVO

Clue #28: 49. "Yeah, sure"

5-letter answer Answer: UHHUH

Clue #29: 51. Producers of some waves

5-letter answer Answer: SINES

Word Help: Synonyms: goof, sin, blunder

Clue #30: 53. Letters for the dearly departed

3-letter answer Answer: RIP

Word Help: Synonyms: pull, rip, crosscurrent

Clue #31: 54. Positive result of having 18-Across, perhaps

16-letter answer Answer: PLEASANTSURPRISE

Clue #32: 57. "Don't expect that from me"

10-letter answer Answer: INEVERWILL

Clue #33: 58. Let up

5-letter answer Answer: EASED

Word Help: Synonyms: relieved, alleviated, eased

Clue #34: 59. Charges that vary between states

10-letter answer Answer: SALESTAXES

Clue #35: 60. Culls, with "out"

5-letter answer Answer: WEEDS

Word Help: Synonyms: Mary_Jane, skunk, grass
Antonyms: cultivated_plant

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. River that once marked the boundary of the Wild West

5-letter answer Answer: PECOS

Word Help: Synonyms: Pecos_River, Pecos

Clue #2: 2. Location where a video game character starts (or restarts) a level

10-letter answer Answer: SPAWNPOINT

Clue #3: 3. Incredulous reply to a daring scheme

10-letter answer Answer: YOUWOULDNT

Clue #4: 4. Summer hrs. in Iowa

3-letter answer Answer: CDT

Clue #5: 5. Mary I, to Henry VIII

4-letter answer Answer: HEIR

Word Help: Synonyms: heir, heritor, successor

Clue #6: 6. Finds another purpose for

6-letter answer Answer: REUSES

Word Help: Synonyms: reprocess, reuse, recycle

Clue #7: 7. Quick start?

5-letter answer Answer: INSTA

Clue #8: 8. Old muscle cars

4-letter answer Answer: GTOS

Clue #9: 9. "Human Concretion" sculptor

3-letter answer Answer: ARP

Word Help: Synonyms: Hans_Arp, Jean_Arp, Arp

Clue #10: 10. Nice thing to hear from one's dining partner

7-letter answer Answer: MYTREAT

Clue #11: 11. Xenomorph who can produce humanoid offspring

10-letter answer Answer: ALIENQUEEN

Clue #12: 12. Held another session

5-letter answer Answer: REMET

Clue #13: 13. Younger contemporary of Virgil

4-letter answer Answer: OVID

Word Help: Synonyms: Publius_Ovidius_Naso, Ovid

Clue #14: 14. Minus

4-letter answer Answer: LESS

Word Help: Synonyms: to_a_lesser_extent, less
Antonyms: more

Clue #15: 15. Water-resistant wood

3-letter answer Answer: ELM

Word Help: Synonyms: elmwood, elm, elm_tree

Clue #16: 19. Exposed

5-letter answer Answer: OUTED

Word Help: Synonyms: out, come_out_of_the_closet, come_out

Clue #17: 24. Xi's language

5-letter answer Answer: GREEK

Word Help: Synonyms: Greek, Hellenic_language, Hellene

Clue #18: 26. "You did ___?!"

4-letter answer Answer: WHAT

Clue #19: 28. Shelters from the heat?

10-letter answer Answer: SAFEHOUSES

Clue #20: 29. Brand

4-letter answer Answer: SEAR

Word Help: Synonyms: sear, char, parch

Clue #21: 30. Classic poem with the lines "Leaving behind nights of terror and fear ... Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear"

10-letter answer Answer: STILLIRISE

Clue #22: 31. Not recommended

10-letter answer Answer: ILLADVISED

Clue #23: 32. Eton ___ (traditional English dessert)

4-letter answer Answer: MESS

Word Help: Synonyms: mickle, plenty, hole

Clue #24: 33. Smoothie seed

4-letter answer Answer: CHIA

Clue #25: 34. A flute might have a short one

4-letter answer Answer: STEM

Word Help: Synonyms: stem_turn, halt, staunch

Clue #26: 35. Place for a camper

5-letter answer Answer: RVLOT

Clue #27: 37. Implement at a roast

4-letter answer Answer: SPIT

Word Help: Synonyms: ptyalise, sprinkle, patter

Clue #28: 40. Aviation legend

7-letter answer Answer: EARHART

Word Help: Synonyms: Earhart, Amelia_Earhart

Clue #29: 41. Word with air or deep

5-letter answer Answer: FRYER

Word Help: Synonyms: frier, pullet, fryer

Clue #30: 44. Undoes, in court

6-letter answer Answer: ANNULS

Word Help: Synonyms: avoid, void, vacate
Antonyms: validate

Clue #31: 45. Manscape, perhaps

5-letter answer Answer: SHAVE

Word Help: Synonyms: shaving, knock_off, trim

Clue #32: 46. Proverbial thing to cross, in politics

5-letter answer Answer: AISLE

Word Help: Synonyms: gangway, aisle

Clue #33: 48. One-sided columns

5-letter answer Answer: OPEDS

Clue #34: 49. Radius neighbor

4-letter answer Answer: ULNA

Word Help: Synonyms: elbow_bone, ulna

Clue #35: 50. Direction for a dog

4-letter answer Answer: HEEL

Word Help: Synonyms: bounder, reheel, heel

Clue #36: 51. Thin rods, in some product names

4-letter answer Answer: STIX

Clue #37: 52. Send flying

4-letter answer Answer: SPEW

Word Help: Synonyms: honk, regorge, spue
Antonyms: keep_down

Clue #38: 54. Magnum and Spade, for short

3-letter answer Answer: PIS

Word Help: Synonyms: protease_inhibitor, private_investigator, private_eye

Clue #39: 55. Music group co-founded by Dr. Dre

3-letter answer Answer: NWA

Clue #40: 56. Social media star Addison ___

3-letter answer Answer: RAE

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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NYT Mini Puzzle Trivia Week 2 September 08, 2026 - Solved

Today's Trivia Week 2 NYT Mini Crossword September 08, 2026 Answers

Today's Mini has 20 clues to get through. Hints and answers for all of them are below.

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Jump To Section

• Puzzle Information
• Grid Layout
• Across Clues (10 total)
• Down Clues (10 total)
• How to Solve Faster
• Common Questions

About Today's Puzzle

NYT Mini Crossword Grid - Tuesday, September 08, 2026

Puzzle Statistics

Detail	Information
Date	September 08, 2026
Grid Size	5 x 5 squares
Total Clues	20 clues
Across Clues	10 clues
Down Clues	10 clues
Average Solve Time	Under 1 minute

Today's Trivia Week 2 NYT Mini Crossword Grid Layout

It's a 5 by 5 grid today — five boxes across, five boxes down.

5x5 Crossword Grid Pattern

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
Row 4
Row 5

How to Solve This One Fast

1. Skim every clue once before you write anything — your brain keeps chewing on the ones you don't solve right away.
2. Knock out the short answers (3 letters or under) first.
3. Lean on the crossing letters once a couple of words are in.
4. A question mark in a clue usually means there's a pun coming.
5. THE, AND, ARE, FOR, NOT — these little words show up constantly, keep them in your back pocket.

Quick Facts

• Squares in the grid: 25
• How long it takes: usually under a minute once you're warmed up
• Best moment for it: any short break
• Overall difficulty: easy-going by design

Across Clues - 10 Total

These run left to right across the grid.

Across Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Across	62. ___ dish (lab item)
2 Across	51. Sound from a pound
3 Across	20. Smooths (over)
4 Across	67. Colleges, to Aussies
5 Across	5. Long (for)
6 Across	14. Trims, say
7 Across	26. "This American Life" host Glass
8 Across	43. Chopped down
9 Across	56. Pompadour or pigtails
10 Across	37. CVS rival ... or a phonetic hint to the answers on this puzzle's perimeter

Hints and Answers for Across Clues

Stuck on one? Hints and answers for each clue are below. A few other guides worth a look:

• All NYT Across Clues September 26 2025
• July 16 2020 NYT Clues Solutions
• Wednesday NYT Mini Crossword Answers

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1 Across: "62. ___ dish (lab item)"

Hints:

• Kicks off with 'P' and wraps up with 'I'.
• It's a 5-letter word.

Answer:

Click to reveal

PETRI

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2 Across: "51. Sound from a pound"

Hints:

• Kicks off with 'A' and wraps up with 'F'.
• Count on 3 letters here.
• This is more of an abbreviation than a regular word.

Answer:

Click to reveal

ARF

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3 Across: "20. Smooths (over)"

Hints:

• Close enough in meaning: polish.
• Pattern-wise it looks like: G_____S
• It's a 7-letter word.

Answer:

Click to reveal

GLOSSES

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4 Across: "67. Colleges, to Aussies"

Hints:

• First letter's a 'U', last letter's a 'S'.
• Count on 4 letters here.
• This is more of an abbreviation than a regular word.

Answer:

Click to reveal

UNIS

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5 Across: "5. Long (for)"

Hints:

• Short form / acronym territory here.
• 'yen' points in the same direction.
• You're looking for 4 letters.

Answer:

Click to reveal

PINE

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6 Across: "14. Trims, say"

Hints:

• Starts with 'E', ends with 'S'.
• Close enough in meaning: delete.
• This one runs 5 letters long.

Answer:

Click to reveal

EDITS

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7 Across: "26. "This American Life" host Glass"

Hints:

• Short form / acronym territory here.
• First letter's a 'I', last letter's a 'A'.
• Close enough in meaning: Provos.

Answer:

Click to reveal

IRA

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8 Across: "43. Chopped down"

Hints:

• Pattern-wise it looks like: H__N
• Basically, make or shape as with an axe.
• This is more of an abbreviation than a regular word.

Answer:

Click to reveal

HEWN

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9 Across: "56. Pompadour or pigtails"

Hints:

• Kicks off with 'H' and wraps up with 'O'.
• Pattern-wise it looks like: H____O
• 'coif' points in the same direction.

Answer:

Click to reveal

HAIRDO

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10 Across: "37. CVS rival ... or a phonetic hint to the answers on this puzzle's perimeter"

Hints:

• It's a 9-letter word.
• Pattern-wise it looks like: W_______S
• Starts with 'W', ends with 'S'.

Answer:

Click to reveal

WALGREENS

Down Clues - 10 Total

These run top to bottom in the grid.

Down Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Down	7. Diarist Anaïs
2 Down	25. "This one's on me!"
3 Down	48. Some speech impediments
4 Down	29. Cry of frustration
5 Down	8. ___ Sketch (classic drawing toy)
6 Down	33. Did the backstroke, say
7 Down	2. Totally ban
8 Down	40. Froth seen at the beach
9 Down	63. The first "T" in TNT
10 Down	11. Army leader

Hints and Answers for Down Clues

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1 Down: "7. Diarist Anaïs"

Hints:

• First letter's a 'N', last letter's a 'N'.
• This one runs 3 letters long.
• Short form / acronym territory here.

Answer:

Click to reveal

NIN

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2 Down: "25. "This one's on me!""

Hints:

• Starts with 'M', ends with 'T'.
• Count on 7 letters here.
• Blank it out and you get: M_____T

Answer:

Click to reveal

MYTREAT

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3 Down: "48. Some speech impediments"

Hints:

• Starts with 'L', ends with 'S'.
• If that helps, the shape is: L___S
• Count on 5 letters here.

Answer:

Click to reveal

LISPS

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4 Down: "29. Cry of frustration"

Hints:

• Pattern-wise it looks like: A__H
• Short form / acronym territory here.
• First letter's a 'A', last letter's a 'H'.

Answer:

Click to reveal

ARGH

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5 Down: "8. ___ Sketch (classic drawing toy)"

Hints:

• Blank it out and you get: E___A
• First letter's a 'E', last letter's a 'A'.
• Count on 5 letters here.

Answer:

Click to reveal

ETCHA

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6 Down: "33. Did the backstroke, say"

Hints:

• Basically, travel through water.
• You could also think of it as "drown."
• If that helps, the shape is: S__M

Answer:

Click to reveal

SWAM

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7 Down: "2. Totally ban"

Hints:

• If that helps, the shape is: A_____H
• Count on 7 letters here.
• Starts with 'A', ends with 'H'.

Answer:

Click to reveal

ABOLISH

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8 Down: "40. Froth seen at the beach"

Hints:

• Count on 7 letters here.
• Blank it out and you get: S_____M
• First letter's a 'S', last letter's a 'M'.

Answer:

Click to reveal

SEAFOAM

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9 Down: "63. The first "T" in TNT"

Hints:

• Short form / acronym territory here.
• Starts with 'T', ends with 'I'.
• Count on 3 letters here.

Answer:

Click to reveal

TRI

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10 Down: "11. Army leader"

Hints:

• Starts with 'G', ends with 'L'.
• You're looking for 7 letters.
• Basically, a general officer of the highest rank.

Answer:

Click to reveal

GENERAL

How to Solve the NYT Mini Crossword Faster

Some habits that speed things up over time:

Step-by-Step Strategy

1. Read it all first: Go through every clue once before writing anything down — it primes your brain even on the ones you skip.
2. Grab the short ones: Two and three letter answers (things like "IT" or "ON") are usually the easiest place to start.
3. Use the crossings: Once a couple of words are in, the crossing letters do a lot of the work for you on the harder ones.
4. Watch for question marks: A "?" at the end of a clue almost always signals a pun rather than a literal answer.
5. Keep the regulars in mind: ERA, ORE, ATE, ICE — these turn up often enough that it's worth remembering them.

Letter Tips That Really Help

• E is the most common letter in English, so it's worth guessing early.
• Words ending in S are usually plurals.
• Blanks ("___") in a clue mean the answer fits exactly into those spaces.
• An abbreviation in the clue is a signal the answer's abbreviated too.

Time Goals to Aim For

Your Time	Skill Level	What It Means
Under 30 seconds	Expert	You've clearly got the puzzle's patterns down.
30-60 seconds	Advanced	Solid pace — you're solving quickly.
1-2 minutes	Good	Right where most regular solvers land.
Over 2 minutes	Learning	Totally fine — speed comes with reps.

Puzzle Numbers and Facts

Today's Puzzle by the Numbers

Total Clues:	20
Grid Size:	5 boxes across, 5 boxes down
Total Squares:	25
Average Time:	58 seconds
Difficulty:	Medium

More Puzzle Help

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Common Questions About Trivia Week 2

When does the Trivia Week 2 Mini go live?

It usually goes live around 10 PM Eastern the night before.

How long should Trivia Week 2 take me?

Most people land somewhere between 30 seconds and 2 minutes. Slower than that is completely normal too — it gets faster with practice.

Is Trivia Week 2 free to play?

It's free to play, unlike the main NYT Crossword which sits behind a paywall.

What actually makes someone good at Trivia Week 2?

Knowing the common short words, spotting wordplay quickly, and reading crossing letters well — that combination gets you most of the way there.

Does Trivia Week 2 get harder as the week goes on?

Difficulty shifts through the week; expect Monday to be gentle and Saturday to bite a bit more.

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Last Updated: September 08, 2026 at 08:13 AM

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