NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Monday, September 28, 2026

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

A Monday 5x5 by Christina Iverson: Rory across the top, a movie and an Eliza through the middle, and a Rolex, a sheep word and a shot of rizz running down. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Golfer McIlroy
RORY
5. What a best-selling book might be adapted into
MOVIE
6. Nickname that drops "beth"
ELIZA
7. Early 2000s babies are part of it
GENZ
8. Tool for a lumberjack
AXE

Down

1. Watch brand with a crown logo
ROLEX
2. Word like equine, feline or canine, but for sheep
OVINE
3. Charisma, in slang
RIZZ
4. Opposite of "nay"
YEA
5. "Big" prefix
MEGA

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: RORY · MOVIE · ELIZA · GENZ · AXE
Down: ROLEX · OVINE · RIZZ · YEA · MEGA

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