The NY Times Mini Crossword September 5, 2026 puzzle by Sam Ezersky is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Its state quarter features a grizzly bear catching a salmon ALASKA
- 7 Run-of-the-mill COMMON
- 8 Needing a friend LONELY
- 9 Grazing animal in the Rockies ELK
- 10 Freestanding counter at the center of a kitchen ISLAND
- 13 Eating plan participant DIETER
- 14 Class with colored belts KARATE
Down
- 1 Knee injury site, for short ACL
- 2 Brit’s bathroom LOO
- 3 Memory loss issue AMNESIA
- 4 Nose, by function SMELLER
- 5 Major Indian city that’s the capital of West Bengal KOLKATA
- 6 “___ given Sunday!” (football fan’s maxim) ANY
- 10 Texting equivalent of a shrug IDK
- 11 After taxes NET
- 12 “Dr.” who co-founded Death Row Records DRE
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