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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, September 18, 2026

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

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

Across

1. San Francisco's rail system
BART
5. Response to a funny text
LMAO
6. Like beer from the tap, often
FOAMY
7. Move like honey
OOZE
8. Group of Marvel superheroes
XMEN

Down

1. Open up, as a flower
BLOOM
2. Wow
AMAZE
3. Noodle dish in a rich broth
RAMEN
4. Happy Meal inclusion
TOY
6. Animal known scientifically as "Vulpes vulpes"
FOX

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: BART · LMAO · FOAMY · OOZE · XMEN
Down: BLOOM · AMAZE · RAMEN · TOY · FOX

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