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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Tuesday, September 22, 2026

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

A Tuesday 5x5 by Ian Livengood: WEB opens the Across clues and WOMEN runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. What fills the Venn diagram of "Spider-Man" and "the Internet"
WEB
4. Pack, as a mover might
BOXUP
6. "Adios ___!"
AMIGO
7. Large stringed instrument
CELLO
8. Prepare to pop the question
KNEEL

Down

1. Alcott's "Little ___"
WOMEN
2. Political leader unwelcome at home
EXILE
3. Small brass instrument
BUGLE
4. Support politically
BACK
5. Site of cannonballs and bellyflops
POOL

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: WEB · BOXUP · AMIGO · CELLO · KNEEL
Down: WOMEN · EXILE · BUGLE · BACK · POOL

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