The NY Times Mini Crossword September 19, 2026 puzzle by Joel Fagliano is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Vacation rental AIRBNB
- 7 When woolly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers roamed the earth ICEAGE
- 8 Father figure? DADBOD
- 9 Comedian Samberg ANDY
- 10 ___-bitty ITTY
- 13 Canada’s capital OTTAWA
- 15 April 1st prankster FOOLER
- 16 Like the tongues of snakes FORKED
Down
- 1 Famed opera with over 1,000 performances at the Met AIDA
- 2 “As far as ___ tell …” ICAN
- 3 Frequent visitor to websites with “r/” in their names REDDITOR
- 4 Wittle, e.g. BABYTALK
- 5 Many a foreign aid grp. NGO
- 6 What a convertible sofa converts into BED
- 11 Overly cutesy TWEE
- 12 Football field unit YARD
- 13 Not working today OFF
- 14 In addition TOO
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