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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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

Across

1. "That's a no-brainer!," slangily
OBVI
5. 5,280 in a mile
FEET
6. F, on a test
FALSE
8. "Give me a break!"
CMON
9. "Don't walk" symbol at a crosswalk
HAND

Down

1. Brand of bug spray with an exclamation point in its name
OFF
2. Long ___, Calif.
BEACH
3. Brainy member of the Scooby-Doo gang
VELMA
4. "Let's do this thing"
ITSON
7. Conclusion
END

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: OBVI · FEET · FALSE · CMON · HAND
Down: OFF · BEACH · VELMA · ITSON · END

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