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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Tuesday, September 8, 2026

5x5 grid · Show any single answer, or the full grid at the bottom

A Tuesday 5x5 by Joel Fagliano: FLAG opens the Across clues and FLOOR runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. The Stars and Stripes, e.g.
FLAG
5. Wake word for an Amazon device
ALEXA
6. +1 score in golf
BOGEY
7. Prepare water for pasta
BOIL
8. Some wall decorations
ART

Down

1. Elevator selection
FLOOR
2. Not phony, informally
LEGIT
3. Figure skating jump
AXEL
4. Half of a portmanteau combined with "-borhood"
GAY
5. "Dancing Queen" band
ABBA

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: FLAG · ALEXA · BOGEY · BOIL · ART
Down: FLOOR · LEGIT · AXEL · GAY · ABBA

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