NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, September 26, 2026

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A Saturday 7x7 by Sam Ezersky: WXYANDZ opens the Across clues and WAG runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Alphabet song lyric before "Now I know my ABCs"
WXYANDZ
8. Sea creature whose name sounds like "Ah, baloney!"
ABALONE
9. Skin markings after a sunny day on the links
GOLFTAN
10. Gen ___ (member of the "MTV generation")
XER
11. Medieval weapon
POLEAXE
15. Fasting intermittently, say
ONADIET
16. Phrases differently
REWORDS

Down

1. Shake, like a dog's tail
WAG
2. Gaming console with a number in its name
XBOXONE
3. Prestigious J.D. program in New Haven, Conn.
YALELAW
4. Creamy pasta sauce
ALFREDO
5. "Believe it or ___ ..."
NOT
6. Double-helix molecule
DNA
7. Buddhism branch associated with gardens
ZEN
11. "___ favor" (basic Spanish phrase)
POR
12. What snowboarders try to catch
AIR
13. Crossed (out)
XED
14. Creatures on U.F.O.s, for short
ETS

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: WXYANDZ · ABALONE · GOLFTAN · XER · POLEAXE · ONADIET · REWORDS
Down: WAG · XBOXONE · YALELAW · ALFREDO · NOT · DNA · ZEN · POR · AIR · XED · ETS

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