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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Thursday, September 24, 2026

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A Thursday 5x5 by Christina Iverson: CATS opens the Across clues and CABIN runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

  • 1. Attendees of the Jellicle Ball, on Broadway
    CATS
  • 5. Topping on a pizza margherita
    BASIL
  • 6. President who said "The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something"
    OBAMA
  • 7. Feature of many a smart toilet
    BIDET
  • 8. Rattling kind of drum
    SNARE

Down

  • 1. House in the woods
    CABIN
  • 2. Carne ___ (beef dish)
    ASADA
  • 3. Function in the Clock app
    TIMER
  • 4. Rock used in roofing
    SLATE
  • 5. Moves up and down in the water
    BOBS

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: CATS · BASIL · OBAMA · BIDET · SNARE
Down: CABIN · ASADA · TIMER · SLATE · BOBS
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