The NY Times Mini Crossword September 21, 2026 puzzle by Joel Fagliano is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Appropriate shoes to wear on moving day? VANS
- 5 Optimists keep them high HOPES
- 6 Baked entree with a flaky crust POTPIE
- 7 Appropriate gas station to find by the beach? SHELL
- 8 Days of old YORE
Down
- 1 Ballot caster VOTER
- 2 Appropriate store beside a farmer’s market? APPLE
- 3 Actor ___ Patrick Harris NEIL
- 4 Opposite of NNW SSE
- 5 Appropriate snack for Santa? HOHO
- 6 “Gangnam Style” rapper PSY
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