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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Monday, September 21, 2026

6x5 grid · Show any single answer, or the full grid at the bottom

A Monday 6x5 by Joel Fagliano: VANS opens the Across clues and VOTER runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Appropriate shoes to wear on moving day?
VANS
5. Optimists keep them high
HOPES
6. Baked entree with a flaky crust
POTPIE
7. Appropriate gas station to find by the beach?
SHELL
8. Days of old
YORE

Down

1. Ballot caster
VOTER
2. Appropriate store beside a farmer's market?
APPLE
3. Actor ___ Patrick Harris
NEIL
4. Opposite of NNW
SSE
5. Appropriate snack for Santa?
HOHO
6. "Gangnam Style" rapper
PSY

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: VANS · HOPES · POTPIE · SHELL · YORE
Down: VOTER · APPLE · NEIL · SSE · HOHO · PSY

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