The NY Times Mini Crossword September 26, 2026 puzzle by Sam Ezersky is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
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
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