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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, September 5, 2026

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A Saturday 7x7 by Sam Ezersky: ALASKA opens the Across clues and ACL runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

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

Down

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

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: ALASKA · COMMON · LONELY · ELK · ISLAND · DIETER · KARATE
Down: ACL · LOO · AMNESIA · SMELLER · KOLKATA · ANY · IDK · NET · DRE

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