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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, September 11, 2026

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

A Friday 5x5 by Wyna Liu: REBUS opens the Across clues and RIDS runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Picture puzzle where 👁️ + ❤️ + 🐑 means "I love you"
REBUS
6. Its license plates read "Famous Potatoes"
IDAHO
7. After-dinner coffee order
DECAF
8. Distinctive feature of an aardvark
SNOUT
9. Long-running show with a cold open, familiarly
SNL

Down

1. Frees (of)
RIDS
2. Utopian places
EDENS
3. "I'll bring home the turkey if you bring home the ___" (Weezer lyric)
BACON
4. Big name in moving trucks
UHAUL
5. Word before ware or ball
SOFT

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: REBUS · IDAHO · DECAF · SNOUT · SNL
Down: RIDS · EDENS · BACON · UHAUL · SOFT

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